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Breaking the Waves [145]
Released: 1996-07-05
Revenue: $23,000,000
Budget: $7,500,000
Profit: $15,500,000
Runtime: 158 mins
Popularity: 1.9184
Vote Average: 7.5
Vote Count: 1,020
Overview: In a small and conservative Scottish village, a woman's paralytic husband convinces her to have extramarital intercourse so she can tell him about it and give him a reason for living.

Cast [33]

Emily Watson — Emily Watson
Bess McNeill

Stellan Skarsgård — Stellan Skarsgård
Jan Nyman

Katrin Cartlidge — Katrin Cartlidge
Dodo McNeill

Jean-Marc Barr — Jean-Marc Barr
Terry

Adrian Rawlins — Adrian Rawlins
Dr. Richardson

Jonathan Hackett — Jonathan Hackett
Priest

Sandra Voe — Sandra Voe
Mother

Udo Kier — Udo Kier
Sadistic Sailor

Mikkel Gaup — Mikkel Gaup
Pits

Roef Ragas — Roef Ragas
Pim

Robert Robertson — Robert Robertson
Chairman

Phil McCall — Phil McCall
Grandfather

Desmond Reilly — Desmond Reilly
An Elder

Sarah Gudgeon — Sarah Gudgeon
Sybilla

Finlay Welsh — Finlay Welsh
Coroner

David Gallacher — David Gallacher
Glasgow Doctor

Ray Jeffries — Ray Jeffries
Man on Bus

Owen Kavanagh — Owen Kavanagh
Man at Lighthous

Bob Docherty — Bob Docherty
Man on Boat

David Bateson — David Bateson
Young Sailor

Callum Cuthbertson — Callum Cuthbertson
Radio Operator

Gavin Mitchell — Gavin Mitchell
Police Officer 1

Brian Smith — Brian Smith
Police Officer 2

Iain Agnew — Iain Agnew
Praying Man 1

Charles Kearney — Charles Kearney
Praying Man 2

Steven Leach — Steven Leach
Praying Man 3

Dorte Rømer — Dorte Rømer
Nurse

Anthony J. O'Donnell — Anthony J. O'Donnell
Boy 1

John Wark — John Wark
Boy 2

Ronnie McKellaig — Ronnie McKellaig
Precentor

Peter Bensted — Peter Bensted
Ugly Man

Simon Towler Jorfald — Simon Towler Jorfald
Boy in Film

Klaus Messerschmidt Juhler — Klaus Messerschmidt Juhler
Paramedic

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