Breaking the Waves (1996)
overview : 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.
Release Date : Jul 05, 1996
Runtime : 2h 38m
Companies : Det Danske Filminstitut, ARTE, Argus Film Produktie, Canal+, CoBo Fonds, Coproduction Office, Eurimages, European Script Fund, Finnish Film Foundation, Icelandic Film Centre, La Sept Cinéma, Liberator Productions, Lucky Red, Media Investment Club (Media Programme of the European Union), Memfis Film, Nederlands Filmfonds, Nordisk Film & TV Fond, Northern Lights, Norsk Filminstitutt, October Films, SVT Drama, Slot Machine, Svenska Filminstitutet, TV 1000 Sverige, Trust Film Svenska, Villealfa Filmproductions, VPRO, YLE, Zentropa Entertainments, ZDF
Countries : Denmark, Spain, France, Iceland, Norway, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Sweden
Keywords : underdog, dying and death, prostitute, paraplegic, parent child relationship, faith, scotland, society, tradition, prayer, excommunication, authority, 1970s, coercion, god, priest, church, polyamory, disabled, oil rig , oil platform, scottish highlands