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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.
Language
Budget$7,500,000
Revenue $23,000,000
English
Budget$7,500,000
Revenue $23,000,000
Keywords
underdog
dying and death
prostitute
paraplegic
parent child relationship
faith
scotland
society
tradition
prayer
excommunication
authority
1970s
coercion
god
priest
church
polyamory
disabled
oil rig
oil platform
criterion
scottish highlands
Casts
Emily Watson
Bess McNeill
Stellan Skarsgård
Jan Nyman
Katrin Cartlidge
Dodo McNeill
Jean-Marc Barr
Terry
Adrian Rawlins
Dr. Richardson
Jonathan Hackett
Priest
Sandra Voe
Mother
Udo Kier
Sadistic Sailor
Mikkel Gaup
Pits
Roef Ragas
Pim
Robert Robertson
Chairman
Phil McCall
Grandfather
Desmond Reilly
An Elder
Sarah Gudgeon
Sybilla
Finlay Welsh
Coroner
David Gallacher
Glasgow Doctor
Ray Jeffries
Man on Bus
Owen Kavanagh
Man at Lighthouse
Bob Docherty
Man on Boat
David Bateson
Young Sailor
Callum Cuthbertson
Radio Operator
Gavin Mitchell
Police Officer 1
Brian Smith
Police Officer 2
Iain Agnew
Praying Man 1
Charles Kearney
Praying Man 2
Steven Leach
Praying Man 3
Dorte Rømer
Nurse
Anthony J. O'Donnell
Boy 1
John Wark
Boy 2
Ronnie McKellaig
Precentor
Peter Bensted
Ugly Man (voice)
Simon Towler Jorfald
Boy in Film (voice)
Klaus Messerschmidt Juhler
Paramedic (uncredited)
Crews
Anders Refn
Editor
Joyce Nettles
Casting
Lars von Trier
Director
Peter Aalbæk Jensen
Producer
Robby Müller
Director of Photography
Leo Jørgart
Construction Manager
David Pirie
Co-Writer
Per Streit
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Julien Naudin
Foley Artist
Søren Buus
Visual Effects Editor
Mogens Craner
Carpenter
Rasmus With
Assistant Property Master
Ad Stoop
Boom Operator
Per Streit
Sound Designer
Morten Constantineanu Bak
Graphic Designer
Simone Grau Roney
Props
Thomas Westi
Carpenter
Kristian Eidnes Andersen
Supervising Sound Editor
Peter Schultz
Sound Effects Editor
Poul Erik Andersen
Carpenter
Peter Grant
Property Master
Jørgen Krogh
Painter
Hans Møller
Dialogue Editor
Peter Øvig Knudsen
Location Scout
Ulrik Corlin
Musician
John Knight
Props
Nini Mandal
Props
Lars Kolding Andersen
Special Effects
Jonas Alexander Arnby
Assistant Property Master
Søren Simonsen
Painter
René Pejl
Lead Painter
Torben Skalleræk
Carpenter
Janet Riddoch
Location Manager
Joachim Holbek
Orchestrator
Anna Anthony
Executive Producer's Assistant
Anne Campbell
Extras Casting
Anders Bukh
Assistant Editor
Olivier Fontenay
Color Timer
Tine Grew Pfeiffer
Post Production Assistant
Tom Harboe
Music Arranger
Tómas Gislason
Script Consultant
Binkie Darling
Costumer
Jan Harboe
Musician
Christian Steenstrup
Musician
Steve Holtson
Video Assist Operator
Pim Tjujerman
Focus Puller
Patrick Dreyfus
Color Timer
Marianne Jerris
Negative Cutter
Niels Valentin Dal
Visual Effects Editor
Per Fredrik Skiöld
Assistant Camera
Anthony Dod Mantle
Location Scout
Ray Williams
Executive Music Producer
Morten Ziersen
Video Assist Operator
Kirsten Bonnén Rask
Script Consultant
Ulrik Corlin
Music Arranger
Mark Warrick
Music Producer
Christopher Porter
Gaffer
Anne-Marie Gudnitz
Costume Assistant
Joachim Holbek
Music Arranger
Leif Barney Fick
Gaffer
Thomas Holm Deleurang
Clapper Loader
Søren Johannes Meyer
Electrician
Rolf Konow
Still Photographer
Terry Forrestal
Stunt Coordinator
Lasse Spang Olsen
Stunts
Fredrik Kihl
Video Assist Operator
Ruth Tarko
Additional Casting
Tom Harboe
Music Consultant
Frank Weinberger
Driver
Steen Lyders Hansen
Visual Effects Editor
Rie Hedegaard
Casting
Morten Kleener
Location Manager
Tom Harboe
Musician
Carl-Ulrik Munch Andersen
Musician
Jan Harboe
Music Arranger
Linda Daae
Continuity
Elspeth MacNaughton
Dialogue Coach
Christel Hammer
Public Relations
Glenn Weinold
Production Runner
Hanne Palmquist
Public Relations
Shirley Clarke
Thanks
John Goodwin
Production Runner
Christine MacLean
Production Consultant
Nanna Mailand-Mercado
Production Assistant
Charlotte Giannetta
Catering
Charlie Lowry Henderson
In Memory Of
Rasmus Heisterberg
Production Runner
Tine Grew Pfeiffer
Production Assistant
Grethe Wejlgaard
Medical Consultant
Ann Køj
Production Accountant
Simon Platz
Thanks
Casper Holm
Production Assistant
Charlotte Pedersen
Producer's Assistant
Ricki Rasmussen
Production Runner
Ghita Norrekjær
Production Accountant
Stephen Burt
Production Runner
Henrik Jongdahl
Title Designer
Ann Vognsen
Production Accountant
Louise Cross
Casting Assistant
Karl Júlíusson
Production Design
Lars von Trier
Writer
Marianne Slot
Co-Producer
Peter Asmussen
Co-Writer
Jean-Paul Meurisse
Camera Operator
Anja Dahl
Makeup Artist
Tove Jystrup
Post Production Supervisor
Leif Mohlin
Production Manager
Vibeke Windeløv
Producer
Sanne Gravfort
Makeup Artist
Morten Arnfred
First Assistant Director
Kristoffer Nyholm
Second Unit Director
Peter van Vogelpoel
Co-Producer
Axel Helgeland
Co-Producer
Lars Jönsson
Executive Producer
Jennifer Jorfaid
Makeup Artist
Eric Kress
Second Unit Director of Photography
Manon Rasmussen
Costume Design
Morten Jacobsen
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Rob Langestraat
Co-Producer
Dorota Horonska
Assistant Makeup Artist
Lene Nielsen
Unit Production Manager
Backdrops & Posters
