Sex is graphic and frequent, especially during the mid-course of the film.

A woman on her wedding day has sex with her husband in a public bathroom. No nudity is shown but the woman can be seen taking off her panties and flashing her husband.

Jan (Stellan Skarsgård) undresses himself in front of Bess (Emily Watson). She is very impressed with his body. He then sits on a bed to show his penis to her. He then puts her hand on his flaccid penis. This is shown close-up.

A man and a woman have sex, and the man performs oral sex on the woman he can then be seen thrusting into her

A man and a women have sex, the man thrusts into the woman and her breasts bounce while the thrusting rapidly continues.

Several nude men are seen in the showers. These include Terry (Jeane-Marc Barr), Jan (Stellan Skarsgård), and Pits (Mikkel Gaup). We also see the flaccid penis of (PIm) Roef Ragas.

Bess (Emily Watson) lies fully naked on a bed. Her pubic hair and natural breasts are seen. There may be a glimpse of her labia. She offers herself to a doctor. When he rejects her, she starts crying.

A woman masturbates a man on a bus. She runs off the bus to throw up.

A woman has sex with a stranger. She cries during.

A woman becomes more revealing in attire.

A man breaks a drinking glass by squeezing it. Glass can be seen embedded in the man's hand.

An explosion happens in a oil mining rig and a man is caught in the explosion. No blood or anything happens but the next incident is very intense.

A man is struck by a pole and this paralyses him.

A women's clothes are cut by a man who wants to watch the woman have sex with his friend.

A women threatens to shoot a man who wants to by now rape her.

Children throw rocks at a woman.

Not a lot of profanity is said but the occasional swear word is tossed around.

Tart is the most heavily and hurtful profanity said; to the viewer it will be anyway.

Drinks are consumed by workmen.

People smoke cigars at a wedding.

Breaking the waves is incredibly depressing. It can be hard to watch at times.

A woman talks to God and thinks God talks to her through her words.

A man is paralyzed.

The women is obsessed with pleasing her husband.

The screams of women will be intense.