Broken English

Broken English

1996
1h 32m
5.4

5.4/10

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Romance Drama

"Sometimes when you make love you make war."

Overview

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.

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Production Information

Production Companies
New Zealand Film Commission NZ on Air Communicado Productions
Production Countries
New Zealand
Spoken Languages
English Japanese Maori Serbo-Croatian

Keywords

refugee maori interracial relationship auckland

Quick Facts

Release Date September 9, 1996
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0115760

Cast

Rade Šerbedžija
Rade Šerbedžija

Ivan

Aleksandra Vujcic
Aleksandra Vujcic

Nina

Julian Arahanga
Julian Arahanga

Eddie

Marton Csokas
Marton Csokas

Darko

Stephen Ure
Stephen Ure

Ivan's mate

Key Crew

Gregor Nicholas
Director
James Salter
Writer
Gregor Nicholas
Writer
Johanna Pigott
Writer
Robin Scholes
Producer
Timothy White
Executive Producer