![Breaking the Waves](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/dQWMcdHXUOSHtr7ypOCa5T79JMS.jpg)
Plot
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.
Trailer
Cast
![Emily Watson](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/bd0qiJXHoLNpkCqABsh67AKRtjC.jpg)
Emily Watson
Bess McNeill
![Stellan Skarsgård](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/x78BtYHElirO7Iw8bL4m8CnzRDc.jpg)
Stellan Skarsgård
Jan Nyman
![Katrin Cartlidge](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/cAG4WHKsLV2g08hnuZncy94HGOK.jpg)
Katrin Cartlidge
Dodo McNeill
![Jean-Marc Barr](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/ukdhuHD2vqBr5NKMiTQ52KRF75w.jpg)
Jean-Marc Barr
Terry
![Adrian Rawlins](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/G0PGZqTjenuVTAQiib4ScU7vAI.jpg)
Adrian Rawlins
Dr. Richardson
![Jonathan Hackett](/images/avatar.webp)
Jonathan Hackett
Priest
![Sandra Voe](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/pIHuQOcK7FjepXNGM4Ze49yuPAr.jpg)
Sandra Voe
Mother
![Udo Kier](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/lIOGDMvrVHMgPXdhicLI41tY1zf.jpg)
Udo Kier
Sadistic Sailor
![Mikkel Gaup](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/pStE5P1zBvElRWQdHK1cMCJ3H7m.jpg)
Mikkel Gaup
Pits
![Roef Ragas](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/n6P05tPmj2pb4vVmPfGPxmAQENG.jpg)
Roef Ragas
Pim
![Robert Robertson](/images/avatar.webp)
Robert Robertson
Chairman
![Phil McCall](/images/avatar.webp)
Phil McCall
Grandfather
![Desmond Reilly](/images/avatar.webp)
Desmond Reilly
An Elder
![Sarah Gudgeon](/images/avatar.webp)
Sarah Gudgeon
Sybilla
![Finlay Welsh](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/t9nx1vyBq5ZiL32QCNsTWm2MXBV.jpg)
Finlay Welsh
Coroner
![David Gallacher](/images/avatar.webp)
David Gallacher
Glasgow Doctor
![Ray Jeffries](/images/avatar.webp)
Ray Jeffries
Man on Bus
![Owen Kavanagh](/images/avatar.webp)
Owen Kavanagh
Man at Lighthouse
![Bob Docherty](/images/avatar.webp)
Bob Docherty
Man on Boat
![David Bateson](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/jau0kFM2cMepmoVk2SdPQvmJFvf.jpg)
David Bateson
Young Sailor
![Callum Cuthbertson](/images/avatar.webp)
Callum Cuthbertson
Radio Operator
![Gavin Mitchell](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/ba1er9H8KifNa6wJ2iIxz9A9UUW.jpg)
Gavin Mitchell
Police Officer 1
![Brian Smith](/images/avatar.webp)
Brian Smith
Police Officer 2
![Iain Agnew](/images/avatar.webp)
Iain Agnew
Praying Man 1
![Charles Kearney](/images/avatar.webp)
Charles Kearney
Praying Man 2
![Steven Leach](/images/avatar.webp)
Steven Leach
Praying Man 3
![Dorte Rømer](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/zGARHY3RfUVoUyI24XXpV0pruZC.jpg)
Dorte Rømer
Nurse
![Anthony J. O'Donnell](/images/avatar.webp)
Anthony J. O'Donnell
Boy 1
![John Wark](/images/avatar.webp)
John Wark
Boy 2
![Ronnie McKellaig](/images/avatar.webp)
Ronnie McKellaig
Precentor
![Peter Bensted](/images/avatar.webp)
Peter Bensted
Ugly Man (voice)
![Simon Towler Jorfald](/images/avatar.webp)
Simon Towler Jorfald
Boy in Film (voice)
![Klaus Hjuler](/images/avatar.webp)
Klaus Hjuler
Paramedic (uncredited)