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Cast
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Emily Watson | As: Bess McNeill |
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Stellan Skarsgård | As: Jan Nyman |
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Katrin Cartlidge | As: Dodo McNeill |
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Jean-Marc Barr | As: Terry |
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Adrian Rawlins | As: Dr. Richardson |
Storyline
In a small and conservative Scottish village, a woman's paralytic husband convinces her to have extramarital intercourse so she can tell him about it and give him a reason for living.
| Tagline: | Love is a mighty power. |
| Certification: | 18 |
Details
Genres: Drama, Romance
Language: English
Release Date: 05 July 1996
Country: DK, FR, NL, NO, SE
Runtime: 158m
Company Credits
Company: Zentropa Entertainments, Liberator Productions, Trust Film Svenska, Argus Film Produktie, Northern Lights, SVT Drama, Nordisk Film & TV Fond, La Sept Cinéma, VPRO, Media Investment Club
Budget: $7,500,000
Revenue: $23,000,000
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Cast
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Emily Watson |
Bess McNeill |
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Stellan Skarsgård |
Jan Nyman |
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Katrin Cartlidge |
Dodo McNeill |
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Jean-Marc Barr |
Terry |
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Adrian Rawlins |
Dr. Richardson |
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Jonathan Hackett |
Priest |
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Sandra Voe |
Mother |
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Udo Kier |
Sadistic Sailor |
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Mikkel Gaup |
Pits |
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Roef Ragas |
Pim |
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Robert Robertson |
Chairman |
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Phil McCall |
Grandfather |
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Desmond Reilly |
An Elder |
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Sarah Gudgeon |
Sybilla |
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Finlay Welsh |
Coroner |
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David Gallacher |
Glasgow Doctor |
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Ray Jeffries |
Man on Bus |
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Owen Kavanagh |
Man at Lighthouse |
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Bob Docherty |
Man on Boat |
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David Bateson |
Young Sailor |
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Callum Cuthbertson |
Radio Operator |
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Gavin Mitchell |
Police Officer 1 |
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Brian Smith |
Police Officer 2 |
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Iain Agnew |
Praying Man 1 |
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Charles Kearney |
Praying Man 2 |
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Steven Leach |
Praying Man 3 |
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Dorte Rømer |
Nurse |
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Anthony J. O'Donnell |
Boy 1 |
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John Wark |
Boy 2 |
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Ronnie McKellaig |
Precentor |
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Peter Bensted |
Ugly Man (voice) |
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Simon Towler Jorfald |
Boy in Film (voice) |
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Klaus Messerschmidt Juhler |
Paramedic (uncredited) |
Directed By
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Lars von Trier |
Director |
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Linda Daae |
Continuity |
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Morten Arnfred |
First Assistant Director |
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Kristoffer Nyholm |
Second Unit Director |
Writing Credits
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David Pirie |
Co-Writer |
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Tómas Gislason |
Script Consultant |
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Kirsten Bonnén Rask |
Script Consultant |
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Lars von Trier |
Writer |
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Peter Asmussen |
Co-Writer |
Production Crew
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Joyce Nettles |
Casting |
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Peter Aalbæk Jensen |
Producer |
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Janet Riddoch |
Location Manager |
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Anna Anthony |
Executive Producer's Assistant |
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Anne Campbell |
Extras Casting |
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Ruth Tarko |
Additional Casting |
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Rie Hedegaard |
Casting |
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Morten Kleener |
Location Manager |
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Glenn Weinold |
Production Runner |
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John Goodwin |
Production Runner |
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Christine MacLean |
Production Consultant |
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Nanna Mailand-Mercado |
Production Assistant |
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Rasmus Heisterberg |
Production Runner |
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Tine Grew Pfeiffer |
Production Assistant |
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Ann Køj |
Production Accountant |
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Casper Holm |
Production Assistant |
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Charlotte Pedersen |
Producer's Assistant |
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Ricki Rasmussen |
Production Runner |
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Ghita Norrekjær |
Production Accountant |
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Stephen Burt |
Production Runner |
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Ann Vognsen |
Production Accountant |
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Louise Cross |
Casting Assistant |
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Marianne Slot |
Co-Producer |
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Leif Mohlin |
Production Manager |
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Vibeke Windeløv |
Producer |
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Peter van Vogelpoel |
Co-Producer |
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Axel Helgeland |
Co-Producer |
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Lars Jönsson |
Executive Producer |
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Rob Langestraat |
Co-Producer |
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Lene Nielsen |
Unit Production Manager |
Edited By
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Anders Refn |
Editor |
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Anders Johannes Bukh |
Assistant Editor |
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Olivier Fontenay |
Color Timer |
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Patrick Dreyfus |
Color Timer |
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Marianne Jerris |
Negative Cutter |
Costume and Makeup
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Binkie Darling |
Costumer |
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Anne-Marie Gudnitz |
Costume Assistant |
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Anja Dahl |
Makeup Artist |
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Sanne Gravfort |
Makeup Artist |
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Jennifer Jorfaid |
Makeup Artist |
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Manon Rasmussen |
Costume Design |
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Morten Jacobsen |
Special Effects Makeup Artist |
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Dorota Horonska |
Assistant Makeup Artist |
Sound
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Per Streit |
Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
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Julien Naudin |
Foley Artist |
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Ad Stoop |
Boom Operator |
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Per Streit |
Sound Designer |
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Kristian Eidnes Andersen |
Supervising Sound Editor |
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Peter Schultz |
Sound Effects Editor |
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Hans Møller |
Dialogue Editor |
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Ulrik Corlin |
Musician |
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Joachim Holbek |
Orchestrator |
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Tom Harboe |
Music Arranger |
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Jan Harboe |
Musician |
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Christian Steenstrup |
Musician |
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Ulrik Corlin |
Music Arranger |
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Mark Warrick |
Music Producer |
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Joachim Holbek |
Music Arranger |
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Tom Harboe |
Music Consultant |
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Tom Harboe |
Musician |
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Carl-Ulrik Munch Andersen |
Musician |
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Jan Harboe |
Music Arranger |
Visual Effects
Camera
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Robby Müller |
Director of Photography |
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Pim Tjujerman |
Focus Puller |
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Per Fredrik Skiöld |
Assistant Camera |
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Thomas Holm Deleurang |
Clapper Loader |
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Rolf Konow |
Still Photographer |
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Jean-Paul Meurisse |
Camera Operator |
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Eric Kress |
Second Unit Director of Photography |
Lighting
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Christopher Porter |
Gaffer |
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Leif Barney Fick |
Gaffer |
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Søren Johannes Meyer |
Electrician |
Art Department
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Leo Jørgart |
Construction Manager |
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Rasmus With |
Assistant Property Master |
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Morten Constantineanu Bak |
Graphic Designer |
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Simone Grau Roney |
Props |
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Peter Grant |
Property Master |
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Jørgen Krogh |
Painter |
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Peter Øvig Knudsen |
Location Scout |
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John Knight |
Props |
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Nini Mandal |
Props |
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Jonas Alexander Arnby |
Assistant Property Master |
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Søren Simonsen |
Painter |
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René Pejl |
Lead Painter |
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Anthony Dod Mantle |
Location Scout |
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Henrik Jongdahl |
Title Designer |
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Karl Júlíusson |
Production Design |
Other Crew
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Søren Buus |
Visual Effects Editor |
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Mogens Craner |
Carpenter |
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Thomas Westi |
Carpenter |
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Poul Erik Andersen |
Carpenter |
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Lars Kolding Andersen |
Special Effects |
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Torben Skalleræk |
Carpenter |
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Tine Grew Pfeiffer |
Post Production Assistant |
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Steve Holtson |
Video Assist Operator |
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Niels Valentin Dal |
Visual Effects Editor |
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Ray Williams |
Executive Music Producer |
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Morten Ziersen |
Video Assist Operator |
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Terry Forrestal |
Stunt Coordinator |
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Lasse Spang Olsen |
Stunts |
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Fredrik Kihl |
Video Assist Operator |
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Frank Weinberger |
Driver |
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Steen Lyders Hansen |
Visual Effects Editor |
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Elspeth MacNaughton |
Dialogue Coach |
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Christel Hammer |
Public Relations |
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Hanne Palmquist |
Public Relations |
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Shirley Clarke |
Thanks |
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Charlotte Giannetta |
Catering |
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Charlie Lowry Henderson |
In Memory Of |
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Grethe Wejlgaard |
Medical Consultant |
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Simon Platz |
Thanks |
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Tove Jystrup |
Post Production Supervisor |
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