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About
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.
Theatrical
Nov 13, 1996
Box Office
$23.0M
Budget
$7.5M
Return
3.1x
DVD / Blu-ray
Jul 25, 2000
Theaters
5
Director
Producers
Peter Aalbæk Jensen, Mark Warrick, Ray Williams
Music
Studio
Zentropa Entertainments, SVT Drama, Nordisk Film & TV Fond, La Sept Cinéma, VPRO, Media Investment Club, Trust Film Svenska, Liberator Productions, Argus Film Produktie, Northern Lights, DR TV, Villealfa Filmproductions, YLE, ZDF
Original Language
Danish
Cast
Full credits →E
Emily Watson
Bess McNeill
S
Stellan Skarsgård
Jan Nyman
K
Katrin Cartlidge
Dodo McNeill
J
Jean-Marc Barr
Terry
A
Adrian Rawlins
Dr. Richardson
J
Jonathan Hackett
Priest
S
Sandra Voe
Mother
U
Udo Kier
Sadistic Sailor
M
Mikkel Gaup
Pits
R
Roef Ragas
Pim
R
Robert Robertson
Chairman
P
Phil McCall
Grandfather
F
Finlay Welsh
Coroner
D
David Gallacher
Glasgow Doctor
R
Ray Jeffries
Man on Bus
O
Owen Kavanagh
Man at Lighthouse
B
Bob Docherty
Man on Boat
D
David Bateson
Young Sailor
C
Callum Cuthbertson
Radio Operator
G
Gavin Mitchell
Police Officer 1
