Breaking the Waves
Directed by Lars von TrierOilman 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.
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- cultfilmlikerJuly 16, 2025Well fuck. I guess I believe in love again. Audibly gasped and had to pick my jaw up off the floor bc of the ending. Incredible. The most blindsidingly badass soundtrack of all time lmao what a surprise. My mother thinks sex is the most sacred thing on earth. She shall never see this film Almost finished my MUBI subscription without watching this. Near miss!
Breaking the Waves Trivia
Breaking the Waves was released on July 5, 1996.
Breaking the Waves was directed by Lars von Trier.
Breaking the Waves has a runtime of 2h 39m.
Breaking the Waves was produced by Peter Aalbæk Jensen, Vibeke Windeløv.
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.
The key characters in Breaking the Waves are Bess McNeill (Emily Watson), Jan Nyman (Stellan Skarsgård), Dodo McNeill (Katrin Cartlidge).
Breaking the Waves is rated R.
Breaking the Waves is a Drama, Romance film.
Breaking the Waves has an audience rating of 9.1 out of 10.
Breaking the Waves had a budget of $7.5M.
Breaking the Waves has made $23M at the box office.