Broken English (1996)
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.

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Cast

Rade Šerbedžija Rade Šerbedžija As: Ivan
Aleksandra Vujcic Aleksandra Vujcic As: Nina
Julian Arahanga Julian Arahanga As: Eddie
Marton Csokas Marton Csokas As: Darko
Stephen Ure Stephen Ure As: Ivan's mate
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Storyline

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.


Tagline: Sometimes when you make love you make war.
Certification: NC-17

Details

Genres: Romance, Drama

Language: English, 日本語, ,

Release Date: 09 September 1996

Country: NZ

Runtime: 92m

Company Credits

Company: New Zealand Film Commission, NZ on Air, Communicado Productions

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Robin Scholes

Robin Scholes

Producer

Timothy White

Timothy White

Executive Producer

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John Toon

John Toon

Director of Photography

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