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Broken English

Broken English

1996, Movie, 1h 32min

Ivan is the fierce patriarch of a family of Croatian refugees living in Auckland during the Yugoslav wars. Nina is his daughter, ready to live on her own, despite his angry objections. Eddie is the Maori she takes as her lover. Nina works at the restaurant where Eddie cooks. For a price, she agrees to marry another restaurant employee, a Chinese man, so that he can establish permanent residency. The money gives her the independence she needs to leave her parents' house and move in with Eddie. Complications arise when Eddie realizes the depth of her father's fury and the strength of Nina's family ties.

Country: New Zealand

Director:

Gregor Nicholas

Cast:

Rade Šerbedžija,

Julian Arahanga

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Critic Russell Smith

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...commands respect with its potent blend of uncompromised realism (...) and bold, mythically charged romanticism.

Read full review at The Austin Chronicle

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Broken English was released in theaters on May 2, 1997.