Breaking the Waves

Bess goes onto the ship and kills herself thinking Jan is dead, but Jan miraculously recovers. When her body is being buried, there is sand in the coffin, as Jan had removed her body, which he dumps in the sea. Bells start to ring in the morning from heaven.

V Rajiv

Factual error: In the infamous Highland bus scene, the driver can be seen issuing tickets from a computerised ticketing machine - astonishing really - the film is set in the early 70s.

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