Breaking the Waves

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.

Discover

Emily Watson

Bess McNeill

Katrin Cartlidge

Dodo McNeill

Adrian Rawlins

Dr. Richardson

Sandra Voe

Mother

Udo Kier

Sadistic Sailor

Phil McCall

Grandfather

Desmond Reilly

An Elder

Finlay Welsh

Coroner

David Gallacher

Glasgow Doctor

Ray Jeffries

Man on Bus

Owen Kavanagh

Man at Lighthouse

Bob Docherty

Man on Boat

David Bateson

Young Sailor

Callum Cuthbertson

Radio Operator

Gavin Mitchell

Police Officer 1

Brian Smith

Police Officer 2

Iain Agnew

Praying Man 1

Charles Kearney

Praying Man 2

Steven Leach

Praying Man 3

John Wark

Boy 2

Peter Bensted

Ugly Man (voice)

Simon Towler Jorfald

Boy in Film (voice)

Klaus Messerschmidt Juhler

Paramedic (uncredited)

Art

Jonas Alexander Arnby

Assistant Property Master

Morten Constantineanu Bak

Graphic Designer

Peter Grant

Property Master

Leo Jørgart

Construction Manager

René Pejl

Lead Painter

Rasmus With

Assistant Property Master

Anthony Dod Mantle

Location Scout

Peter Øvig Knudsen

Location Scout

Henrik Jongdahl

Title Designer

Karl Júlíusson

Production Design

Camera

Robby Müller

Director of Photography

Thomas Holm Deleurang

Clapper Loader

Rolf Konow

Still Photographer

Per Fredrik Skiöld

Assistant Camera

Pim Tjujerman

Focus Puller

Eric Kress

Second Unit Director of Photography

Jean-Paul Meurisse

Camera Operator

Costume & Make-Up

Binkie Darling

Costumer

Anne-Marie Gudnitz

Costume Assistant

Manon Rasmussen

Costume Design

Sanne Gravfort

Makeup Artist

Dorota Horonska

Assistant Makeup Artist

Morten Jacobsen

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Jennifer Jorfaid

Makeup Artist

Anja Dahl

Makeup Artist

Crew

Mogens Craner

Carpenter

Thomas Westi

Carpenter

Lars Kolding Andersen

Special Effects

Søren Buus

Visual Effects Editor

Niels Valentin Dal

Visual Effects Editor

Steen Lyders Hansen

Visual Effects Editor

Terry Forrestal

Stunt Coordinator

Steve Holtson

Video Assist Operator

Fredrik Kihl

Video Assist Operator

Morten Ziersen

Video Assist Operator

Tine Grew Pfeiffer

Post Production Assistant

Ray Williams

Executive Music Producer

Christel Hammer

Public Relations

Elspeth MacNaughton

Dialogue Coach

Hanne Palmquist

Public Relations

Grethe Wejlgaard

Medical Consultant

Simon Platz

Thanks

Tove Jystrup

Post Production Supervisor

Directing

Lars von Trier

Director

Linda Daae

Continuity

Morten Arnfred

First Assistant Director

Kristoffer Nyholm

Second Unit Director

Editing

Anders Refn

Editor

Anders Bukh

Assistant Editor

Patrick Dreyfus

Color Timer

Olivier Fontenay

Color Timer

Marianne Jerris

Negative Cutter

Production

Anne Campbell

Extras Casting

Ruth Tarko

Additional Casting

Morten Kleener

Location Manager

Janet Riddoch

Location Manager

Anna Anthony

Executive Producer's Assistant

Stephen Burt

Production Runner

Louise Cross

Casting Assistant

John Goodwin

Production Runner

Rasmus Heisterberg

Production Runner

Casper Holm

Production Assistant

Ann Køj

Production Accountant

Christine MacLean

Production Consultant

Nanna Mailand-Mercado

Production Assistant

Ghita Norrekjær

Production Accountant

Charlotte Pedersen

Producer's Assistant

Tine Grew Pfeiffer

Production Assistant

Ricki Rasmussen

Production Runner

Ann Vognsen

Production Accountant

Glenn Weinold

Production Runner

Marianne Slot

Co-Producer

Rob Langestraat

Co-Producer

Lars Jönsson

Executive Producer

Axel Helgeland

Co-Producer

Leif Mohlin

Production Manager

Lene Nielsen

Unit Production Manager

Sound

Kristian Eidnes Andersen

Supervising Sound Editor

Hans Møller

Dialogue Editor

Julien Naudin

Foley Artist

Peter Schultz

Sound Effects Editor

Ad Stoop

Boom Operator

Per Streit

Sound Designer

Per Streit

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Ulrik Corlin

Musician

Jan Harboe

Musician

Tom Harboe

Music Consultant

Tom Harboe

Musician

Joachim Holbek

Music Arranger

Joachim Holbek

Orchestrator

Mark Warrick

Music Producer

Ulrik Corlin

Music Arranger

Jan Harboe

Music Arranger

Tom Harboe

Music Arranger

Writing

David Pirie

Co-Writer

Kirsten Bonnén Rask

Script Consultant

Tómas Gislason

Script Consultant

Peter Asmussen

Co-Writer

Art

Jonas Alexander Arnby

Assistant Property Master

Morten Constantineanu Bak

Graphic Designer

Peter Grant

Property Master

Leo Jørgart

Construction Manager

René Pejl

Lead Painter

Rasmus With

Assistant Property Master

Anthony Dod Mantle

Location Scout

Peter Øvig Knudsen

Location Scout

Henrik Jongdahl

Title Designer

Karl Júlíusson

Production Design

Camera

Robby Müller

Director of Photography

Thomas Holm Deleurang

Clapper Loader

Rolf Konow

Still Photographer

Per Fredrik Skiöld

Assistant Camera

Pim Tjujerman

Focus Puller

Eric Kress

Second Unit Director of Photography

Jean-Paul Meurisse

Camera Operator

Costume & Make-Up

Binkie Darling

Costumer

Anne-Marie Gudnitz

Costume Assistant

Manon Rasmussen

Costume Design

Sanne Gravfort

Makeup Artist

Dorota Horonska

Assistant Makeup Artist

Morten Jacobsen

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Jennifer Jorfaid

Makeup Artist

Anja Dahl

Makeup Artist

Crew

Mogens Craner

Carpenter

Thomas Westi

Carpenter

Lars Kolding Andersen

Special Effects

Søren Buus

Visual Effects Editor

Niels Valentin Dal

Visual Effects Editor

Steen Lyders Hansen

Visual Effects Editor

Terry Forrestal

Stunt Coordinator

Steve Holtson

Video Assist Operator

Fredrik Kihl

Video Assist Operator

Morten Ziersen

Video Assist Operator

Tine Grew Pfeiffer

Post Production Assistant

Ray Williams

Executive Music Producer

Christel Hammer

Public Relations

Elspeth MacNaughton

Dialogue Coach

Hanne Palmquist

Public Relations

Grethe Wejlgaard

Medical Consultant

Simon Platz

Thanks

Tove Jystrup

Post Production Supervisor

Directing

Lars von Trier

Director

Linda Daae

Continuity

Morten Arnfred

First Assistant Director

Kristoffer Nyholm

Second Unit Director

Editing

Anders Refn

Editor

Anders Bukh

Assistant Editor

Patrick Dreyfus

Color Timer

Olivier Fontenay

Color Timer

Marianne Jerris

Negative Cutter

Production

Anne Campbell

Extras Casting

Ruth Tarko

Additional Casting

Morten Kleener

Location Manager

Janet Riddoch

Location Manager

Anna Anthony

Executive Producer's Assistant

Stephen Burt

Production Runner

Louise Cross

Casting Assistant

John Goodwin

Production Runner

Rasmus Heisterberg

Production Runner

Casper Holm

Production Assistant

Ann Køj

Production Accountant

Christine MacLean

Production Consultant

Nanna Mailand-Mercado

Production Assistant

Ghita Norrekjær

Production Accountant

Charlotte Pedersen

Producer's Assistant

Tine Grew Pfeiffer

Production Assistant

Ricki Rasmussen

Production Runner

Ann Vognsen

Production Accountant

Glenn Weinold

Production Runner

Marianne Slot

Co-Producer

Rob Langestraat

Co-Producer

Lars Jönsson

Executive Producer

Axel Helgeland

Co-Producer

Leif Mohlin

Production Manager

Lene Nielsen

Unit Production Manager

Sound

Kristian Eidnes Andersen

Supervising Sound Editor

Hans Møller

Dialogue Editor

Julien Naudin

Foley Artist

Peter Schultz

Sound Effects Editor

Ad Stoop

Boom Operator

Per Streit

Sound Designer

Per Streit

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Ulrik Corlin

Musician

Jan Harboe

Musician

Tom Harboe

Music Consultant

Tom Harboe

Musician

Joachim Holbek

Music Arranger

Joachim Holbek

Orchestrator

Mark Warrick

Music Producer

Ulrik Corlin

Music Arranger

Jan Harboe

Music Arranger

Tom Harboe

Music Arranger

Writing

David Pirie

Co-Writer

Kirsten Bonnén Rask

Script Consultant

Tómas Gislason

Script Consultant

Peter Asmussen

Co-Writer