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7.493/10

Filipe Manuel Neto
**An ugly film on all levels that insults our intelligence.** For me, cinema is an art that tells good stories, whether fictional, true or a mix of fiction and real facts. It has a clear social rol... read more
about 1 year ago

CinemaSerf
Though I really didn't rate the story so much here, I thought the performance from Emily Watson as "Bess" is formidable. She lives on a remote Scottish island and is to marry oil rig worker "Jan" (Ste... read more
almost 2 years ago
People
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)
Director

Lars von Trier
Director

Linda Daae
Continuity

Morten Arnfred
First Assistant Director

Kristoffer Nyholm
Second Unit Director
Creator
David Pirie
Co-Writer
Tómas Gislason
Script Consultant
Kirsten Bonnén Rask
Script Consultant

Lars von Trier
Writer
Peter Asmussen
Co-Writer