Drama / Romance /

Score: 74.9%( 1065 votes )

Overview: 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)