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Breaking the Waves (1996)

Breaking the Waves is a 1996 film directed by Lars von Trier and starring Emily Watson. Set in the Scottish Highlands in the early 1970s, it is about an unusual young woman, Bess McNeill, and of the love she has for Jan, her husband. The film is an international co-production led by von Trier's Danish company Zentropa. It is the first film in Trier's 'Golden Heart Trilogy' which also includes The Idiots (1998) and Dancer in the Dark (2000).

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Director: Lars von Trier
Distributor: October Films (US)
Release date: May 18, 1996
Running time: 158 minutes
Budget: $7.5 million
Gross: $3,803,298 (USA)

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