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Breaking the Waves   1996         R, 156 min. Genre: Drama / Romance Director: Lars von Trier   Cast: Emily Watson, Stellan Skarsgard, Katrin Cartlidge, Jean-Marc Barr, Udo Kier, Adrian Rawlins, Jonathan Hackett, Sandra Voe, Mikkel Gaup, Roef Ragas, Phil McCall, Robert Robertson, Delsmond Reilly, Sarah Gudgeon   Set in the 1970s, this is the story of Bess (Emily Watson) who marries outside her Scottish Calvinist community after falling in love with oil-rigger Jan (Stellan Skarsgard). When he is injured, Bess goes to any extreme to bring Jan back to health, and, in the process, Bess displays how love and religious fervor are basic to her very being. Cast Emily Watson Bess McNeill Stellan Skarsgard Jan Nyman Katrin Cartlidge Dodo McNeill Jean-Marc Barr Terry Udo Kier Sadistic Sailor Adrian Rawlins Dr. Richardson Jonathan Hackett Priest Sandra Voe Mother Mikkel Gaup Pits Roef Ragas Pim Phil McCall Grandfather Robert Robertson Chairman Delsmond Reilly An Elder Sarah Gudgeon Sybilla