Breaking the Waves
05/07/1996
3h

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.
Cast


Emily Watson
Bess McNeill


Stellan Skarsgård
Jan Nyman


Katrin Cartlidge
Dodo McNeill


Jean-Marc Barr
Terry


Adrian Rawlins
Dr. Richardson
Jonathan Hackett
Priest


Sandra Voe
Mother


Udo Kier
Sadistic Sailor


Mikkel Gaup
Pits


Roef Ragas
Pim
Robert Robertson
Chairman
Phil McCall
Grandfather
Desmond Reilly
An Elder
Sarah Gudgeon
Sybilla


Finlay Welsh
Coroner


David Gallacher
Glasgow Doctor
Ray Jeffries
Man on Bus
Owen Kavanagh
Man at Lighthouse
Bob Docherty
Man on Boat


David Bateson
Young Sailor
Callum Cuthbertson
Radio Operator


Gavin Mitchell
Police Officer 1
Brian Smith
Police Officer 2
Iain Agnew
Praying Man 1
Charles Kearney
Praying Man 2
Steven Leach
Praying Man 3


Dorte Rømer
Nurse
Anthony J. O'Donnell
Boy 1


John Wark
Boy 2
Ronnie McKellaig
Precentor
Peter Bensted
Ugly Man (voice)
Simon Towler Jorfald
Boy in Film (voice)


Klaus Messerschmidt Juhler
Paramedic (uncredited)
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