---
title: 'Breaking the Waves (1996)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Lars von Trier'
released: '1996-05-18'
runtime_minutes: 152
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'Iceland'
  - 'France'
  - 'Netherlands'
  - 'Denmark'
  - 'Sweden'
  - 'Norway'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/breaking-the-waves-1996'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0115751/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Breaking the Waves (1996)

1996 · 152 min · Drama, Romance · Iceland, France, Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden, Norway

Part of: Golden Heart trilogy

## Synopsis

Breaking the Waves is a 1996 psychological romantic melodrama film directed and co-written by Lars von Trier and starring Emily Watson in her feature film acting debut, and with Stellan Skarsgård, a frequent collaborator with von Trier.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Lars von Trier](https://cinepixo.com/people/lars-von-trier)
- **Screenplay:** [Lars von Trier](https://cinepixo.com/people/lars-von-trier), [Peter Asmussen](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-asmussen)
- **Producer:** [Vibeke Windeløv](https://cinepixo.com/people/vibeke-windel-v)
- **Director of Photography:** [Robby Müller](https://cinepixo.com/people/robby-muller)
- **Editor:** [Anders Refn](https://cinepixo.com/people/anders-refn)

## Cast

- [Gavin Mitchell](https://cinepixo.com/people/gavin-mitchell)
- [Emily Watson](https://cinepixo.com/people/emily-watson) as Bess McNeill
- [Phil McCall](https://cinepixo.com/people/phil-mccall)
- [Katrin Cartlidge](https://cinepixo.com/people/katrin-cartlidge) as Dodo McNeill
- [Robert Robertson](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-robertson)
- [Roef Ragas](https://cinepixo.com/people/roef-ragas)
- [Stellan Skarsgård](https://cinepixo.com/people/stellan-skarsgard) as Jan Nyman
- [Callum Cuthbertson](https://cinepixo.com/people/callum-cuthbertson)
- [Udo Kier](https://cinepixo.com/people/udo-kier) as the man on the trawler
- [Adrian Rawlins](https://cinepixo.com/people/adrian-rawlins) as Dr. Richardson
- [Jean-Marc Barr](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-marc-barr) as Terry
- [Mikkel Gaup](https://cinepixo.com/people/mikkel-gaup)
- [Jonathan Hackett](https://cinepixo.com/people/jonathan-hackett) as Priest
- [Sandra Voe](https://cinepixo.com/people/sandra-voe)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/breaking-the-waves-1996
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