Naive young Bess falls in love with oil-rig worker Jan. When an accident renders Jan paralysed, he is worried that Bess will no longer lead a normal life and convinces her to take a lover.
Winner of the Grand jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival.
Breaking the Waves
1996
16 years
159 min.
Fiction
Denmark
love relationship, physical disability, awarded films
Colorido
Lars Von Trier
Lars von Trier, Peter Asmussen, David Pirie
Robby Müller
Anders Refn
Emily Watson, Stellan Skarsgård, Katrin Cartlidge, Jean-Marc Barr
Vibeke Windeløv, Peter Aalbæk-Jensen
Zentropa
Trust Nordisk
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