Breaking the Waves
Love is a mighty power.
DramaRomanceunderdogdying and deathprostituteparaplegicparent child relationshipfaithscotlandsocietytraditionprayerexcommunicationauthority
A harrowing, faith-tormented exploration of love, sacrifice, and moral transgression in a rigid religious community, where a woman's devotion becomes her undoing.
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.
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