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Broken English (1997)

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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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.

Rating:NC-17
Genre:Romance, Drama
Directed By:Gregor Nicholas
Written By:Gregor Nicholas, Johanna Pigott, James Salter
In Theaters:5/2/1997
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Runtime:92 minutes
Studio:New Zealand Film Commission, NZ on Air, Communicado Productions

Cast

Director

Gregor Nicholas

Director

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Rade Šerbedžija

Ivan

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Aleksandra Vujcic

Nina

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Julian Arahanga

Eddie

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Marton Csokas

Darko

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Stephen Ure

Ivan's mate

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