Released
Breaking the Waves
July 5 1996 (over 28 years ago)Rating
75
Based on
966 reviews
Love is a mighty power.
- Director: Lars von Trier
- Genres: Drama, Romance
- Runtime: 2 h 38 m
- Budget: $7,500,000
- Box office: $23,000,000
- Countries: Denmark, France, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden
- Companies: Zentropa Entertainments, Liberator Productions, Trust Film Svenska, Argus Film Produktie, Northern Lights, SVT Drama, Nordisk Film & TV Fond, La Sept Cinéma, VPRO, Media Investment Club
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.
