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    Breaking the Waves

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    1996     Drama    
    Denmark/Sweden
    2h 38min
    R
    Guide for parents: violence, offensive language, nudity, strong sexuality.
    16+
    Guide for parents: Rated R in the USA, violence, offensive language, nudity, strong sexuality.
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    Guide for parents: Rated R in the USA, violence, offensive language, nudity, strong sexuality.
    14A
    Guide for parents: Rated R in the USA, violence, offensive language, nudity, strong sexuality.
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    Guide for parents: Rated R in the USA, violence, offensive language, nudity, strong sexuality.
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    Guide for parents: Rated R in the USA, violence, offensive language, nudity, strong sexuality.
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    Guide for parents: Rated R in the USA, violence, offensive language, nudity, strong sexuality.
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    Guide for parents: Rated R in the USA, violence, offensive language, nudity, strong sexuality.

    Bess McNeill (Emily Watson) is a devout naive young woman who marries a worldly, non-religious oil rig worker, Jan (Stellan Skarsgård), despite opposition from her Scottish Calvinist community. Bess has difficulty living without Jan when he is away on the oil platform so she prays for his immediate return. After being paralyzed in an accident -- which Bess believes she has caused through her prayer -- Jan persuades her to find a lover and describe her sexual experiences to him.

    Directed byLars von Trier
    Written byLars von Trier
    CompanyOctober FilmsOctober FilmsOctober Films

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    Emily Watson
    Stellan Skarsgard
    Udo Kier
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