Breaking the Waves
Summary: Oilman Jan is paralyzed in an accident. His wife, who prayed for his return, feels guilty; even more, when Jan urges her to have sex with another.
Release Date: November 13, 1996
Genre: Drama
Director:
Lars von Trier
Runtime: 2 h 39 min
MPAA: R
Production: ARTE, Argus Film Produktie, Canal+, Det Danske Filminstitut, Eurimages, European Script Fund, Finnish Film Foundation, Icelandic Film, La Sept Cinรฉma, Liberator Productions, Lucky Red, Media Investment Club, Memfis Film, Nederlands Filmfonds, Nordisk Film & TV-Fond, Northern Lights, Norwegian Film Institute, October Films, SVT Drama, Slot Machine, Svenska Filminstitutet (SFI), TV1000 AB, The European Script Fund, Trust Film Svenska, Villealfa Filmproductions, Vrijzinnig Protestantse Radio Omroep (VPRO), Yleisradio (YLE), Zentropa Entertainments, Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF)
Language: Danish
Domestic: $ 3,803,298
International: $ 27,884
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