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Breaking the Waves (1996)

★ 7.5 · 1,114 ratings on TMDB

Love is a mighty power.

Breaking the Waves poster★ 7.5

In a small, conservative Scottish village, an oilman is paralyzed in an accident. His wife, who prayed for his return, feels guilty; even more, when he urges her to have sex with another.

DirectorLars von Trier
CastAdrian Rawlins, Emily Watson, Jean-Marc Barr, Jonathan Hackett, Katrin Cartlidge, Mikkel Gaup
GenresDrama, Romance
The emergence reading

Breaking the Waves keeps every mind human — it fights its subject at zero distance. The story fights on E8/E9/E10 of the E0–E14 reality ladder.

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Same rung, same subject

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Same subject, different rung

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Same people

Shared director or cast.

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