Breaking the Waves

"Love is a mighty power."

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Ratings & Reviews

7.5/10

1,088 votes

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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

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Wins

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Nominations

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Academy Awards

📋 1 nomination

Nominated

Best Actress

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Cannes Film Festival

🏆 1 win

Won

Cannes Film Festival Grand Prix

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Other Awards

🏆 7 wins

Won

Silver nugget for the best foreign film

César for Best Foreign Film

European Film for Best Film

European Film Academy Critics

European Film for Best Actress

Amanda for Best Nordic Feature Film

National Board of Review: Top Ten Films

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$7.5M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$23.0M

Global Box Office

Profit

+$15.5M

ROI: +207%

Budget Recovery307% of budget

$0|Budget: $7.5M|Revenue: $23.0M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

45.8K

Daily Avg

763

7-Day Trend

-9%

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Story Setting

Set In

Highland

Time Period

1970s

Themes & Subjects

#innocence#guilt#ethicaldilemma#altruisticsuicide#socialexclusion#love#sexualmorality

Series & Franchise

Part of

Golden Heart trilogy

Characters

Priest

Jan Nyman

Bess McNeill

Dodo McNeill

Dr. Richardson

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Robby Müller

Film Editing

Anders Refn

Production Design

Karl Júlíusson

Production Companies

Zentropa

Distributors

Lucky Red Distribuzione

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Aspect Ratio

2.35:1

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch Breaking the Waves

Available in 50 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaR	MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel	—	Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home	Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom18	BFI Player, BFI Player Amazon Channel, Curzon Amazon Channel, BFI Player Apple TV Channel	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Curzon Home Cinema, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Canada	MUBI	—	Google Play Movies, YouTube	Google Play Movies, YouTube
India	MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel	—	—	—

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesR

United Kingdom18

AustraliaR 18+

Germany12

France12

CZ15+

Denmark15

Italy14+

+4 more countries

Production

Director

Lars von Trier

Writers

David Pirie, Tómas Gislason, Kirsten Bonnén Rask, Lars von Trier, Peter Asmussen

Production Companies

Zentropa EntertainmentsLiberator ProductionsTrust Film SvenskaArgus Film ProduktieNorthern LightsSVT Drama

Cast

Emily Watson

Bess McNeill

Stellan Skarsgård

Jan Nyman

Katrin Cartlidge

Dodo McNeill

Jean-Marc Barr

Terry

Adrian Rawlins

Dr. Richardson

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Jonathan Hackett

Priest

Sandra Voe

Mother

Udo Kier

Sadistic Sailor

Mikkel Gaup

Pits

Roef Ragas

Pim

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Robert Robertson

Chairman

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Phil McCall

Grandfather

Tags & Keywords

underdogdying and deathprostituteparaplegicparent child relationshipfaithscotlandsocietytraditionprayerexcommunicationauthority1970scoerciongod

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