Breaking the Waves 1996

7.6/10


NETFLIX Rating : 3.6


IMDB Rating : 7.9


FD Smart Rating : 7.6


Synopsis : Bess is convinced that God will heal her paralyzed husband if she has sex with other men. Determined to save him, she pushes deeper into depravity.


Regions Available ( 3 ) :
Holy See , Monaco , San Marino

Directors:

Lars von Trier

Creators:

Peter Asmussen

Languages:

Italian , English

Subtitles:

Italian

Genres:

Drama

Release Date:

1996

Run Time:

2h38m

Maturity Rating:

Suitable for age 12 or older.

Drama set in a repressed, deeply religious community in the north of Scotland, where a naive young woman named Bess McNeil meets and falls in love with Danish oil-rig worker Jan. Bess and Jan are deeply in love but, when Jan returns to his rig, Bess prays to God that he returns for good. Jan does return, his neck broken in an accident aboard the rig. Because of his condition, Jan and Bess are now unable to enjoy a sexual relationship and Jan urges Bess to take another lover and tell him the details. As Bess becomes more and more deviant in her sexual behavior, the more she comes to believe that her actions are guided by God and are helping Jan recover.