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Cannes Film Festival — Grand Jury Prize Bodil Awards — Best Film |
"Not many movies like this get made, because not many filmmakers are so bold, angry and defiant." — Roger Ebert

(Avg. 4)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 tells the story of 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 Lars von Trier's Danish company Zentropa. It is the first film in Trier's 'Golden Heart Trilogy' which also includes The Idiots from 1998 and Dancer in the Dark from 2000.