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.
Cast
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)
Crew
Lars von Trier
Director, Writer
David Pirie
Co-Writer
Peter Asmussen
Co-Writer
Anders Refn
Editor
Anders Bukh
Assistant Editor
Robby Müller
Director of Photography
Patrick Dreyfus
Color Timer
Olivier Fontenay
Color Timer
Morten Arnfred
First Assistant Director
Lars Jönsson
Executive Producer
Anna Anthony
Executive Producer's Assistant
Peter Aalbæk Jensen
Producer
Vibeke Windeløv
Producer
Marianne Slot
Co-Producer
Rob Langestraat
Co-Producer
Peter van Vogelpoel
Co-Producer
Axel Helgeland
Co-Producer
Charlotte Pedersen
Producer's Assistant
Casper Holm
Production Assistant
Tine Grew Pfeiffer
Production Assistant, Post Production Assistant
Nanna Mailand-Mercado
Production Assistant
Glenn Weinold
Production Runner
Stephen Burt
Production Runner
Rasmus Heisterberg
Production Runner
John Goodwin
Production Runner
Ricki Rasmussen
Production Runner
Karl Júlíusson
Production Design
Jean-Paul Meurisse
Camera Operator
Per Fredrik Skiöld
Assistant Camera
Tove Jystrup
Post Production Supervisor
Louise Cross
Casting Assistant
Joyce Nettles
Casting
Rie Hedegaard
Casting
Ruth Tarko
Additional Casting
Anne Campbell
Extras Casting
Manon Rasmussen
Costume Design
Anne-Marie Gudnitz
Costume Assistant
Binkie Darling
Costumer
Dorota Horonska
Assistant Makeup Artist
Sanne Gravfort
Makeup Artist
Jennifer Jorfaid
Makeup Artist
Anja Dahl
Makeup Artist
Kristoffer Nyholm
Second Unit Director
Eric Kress
Second Unit Director of Photography
Per Streit
Sound Designer, Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Peter Schultz
Sound Effects Editor
Kristian Eidnes Andersen
Supervising Sound Editor
Ad Stoop
Boom Operator
Julien Naudin
Foley Artist
Lars Kolding Andersen
Special Effects
Morten Jacobsen
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Søren Buus
Visual Effects Editor
Steen Lyders Hansen
Visual Effects Editor
Niels Valentin Dal
Visual Effects Editor
Ray Williams
Executive Music Producer
Joachim Holbek
Music Arranger, Orchestrator
Tom Harboe
Music Arranger, Music Consultant, Musician
Ulrik Corlin
Music Arranger, Musician
Jan Harboe
Music Arranger, Musician
Mark Warrick
Music Producer
Carl-Ulrik Munch Andersen
Musician
Christian Steenstrup
Musician
Ann Vognsen
Production Accountant
Ghita Norrekjær
Production Accountant
Ann Køj
Production Accountant
Hans Møller
Dialogue Editor
Elspeth MacNaughton
Dialogue Coach
René Pejl
Lead Painter
Søren Simonsen
Painter
Jørgen Krogh
Painter
Leo Jørgart
Construction Manager
John Knight
Props
Nini Mandal
Props
Simone Grau Roney
Props
Rolf Konow
Still Photographer
Christine MacLean
Production Consultant
Kirsten Bonnén Rask
Script Consultant
Tómas Gislason
Script Consultant
Grethe Wejlgaard
Medical Consultant
Søren Johannes Meyer
Electrician
Torben Skalleræk
Carpenter
Mogens Craner
Carpenter
Thomas Westi
Carpenter
Poul Erik Andersen
Carpenter
Frank Weinberger
Driver
Morten Kleener
Location Manager
Janet Riddoch
Location Manager
Peter Øvig Knudsen
Location Scout
Anthony Dod Mantle
Location Scout
Lasse Spang Olsen
Stunts
Terry Forrestal
Stunt Coordinator
Peter Grant
Property Master
Rasmus With
Assistant Property Master
Jonas Alexander Arnby
Assistant Property Master
Thomas Holm Deleurang
Clapper Loader
Charlie Lowry Henderson
In Memory Of
Linda Daae
Continuity
Hanne Palmquist
Public Relations
Christel Hammer
Public Relations
Fredrik Kihl
Video Assist Operator
Morten Ziersen
Video Assist Operator
Steve Holtson
Video Assist Operator
Marianne Jerris
Negative Cutter
Leif Barney Fick
Gaffer
Christopher Porter
Gaffer
Leif Mohlin
Production Manager
Lene Nielsen
Unit Production Manager
Henrik Jongdahl
Title Designer
Charlotte Giannetta
Catering
Pim Tjujerman
Focus Puller
Morten Constantineanu Bak
Graphic Designer
Simon Platz
Thanks
Shirley Clarke
Thanks
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