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A Balasaur Score of 80 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.8/10, Rotten Tomatoes 84%, Metacritic 82/100. Every source lands within 6 points of the others, across 1,100 audience votes. Scores higher than 93% of the 1,874 1990s drama movies in this catalog. It runs long at 2h 39m.
Synopsis
In a small, conservative Scottish village, an oilman is paralyzed in an accident. His wife, who prayed for his return, feels guilty; even more, when he urges her to have sex with another.
Ratings
IMDb7.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes84%
Metacritic82/100
1,143 audience votes
Key crew
- Lars von TrierDirector
- Lars von TrierWriter
- Joachim HolbekOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Emily WatsonBess McNeill
- Stellan SkarsgårdJan Nyman
- Katrin CartlidgeDodo McNeill
- Jean-Marc BarrTerry
- Adrian RawlinsDr. Richardson
- Jonathan HackettPriest
- Sandra VoeMother
- Udo KierSadistic Sailor
- Mikkel GaupPits
- Roef RagasPim
- Robert RobertsonChairman
- Phil McCallGrandfather
Stills
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Themes
underdogdying and deathprostituteparaplegicparent child relationshipfaithscotlandsocietytraditionprayerexcommunicationauthority
The Best Movies of 1996
Breaking the Waves is #15 of 60
