Broken English

Broken English (1996)

Sometimes when you make love you make war.

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.

Date of release
1996-09-09
TMDB
5.6 / 10 (11)
Runtime
1h 32m
Genres
Romance, Drama
Director
Gregor Nicholas

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: New Zealand

Broken English is a 1996 New Zealand romantic drama film. Directed by Gregor Nicholas, it stars Aleksandra Vujčić, Julian Arahanga, Marton Csokas, and Rade Šerbedžija.

Production

Aleksandra Vujčić had never acted before and was discovered in an Auckland bar.

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