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Broken English, 1996
English, Serbo-Croatian, Maori, Japanese
New Zealand
Profile of Broken English
Broken English can be described as sexual and sentimental. The plot revolves around pregnancy, tragic love, and immigrants. The main genres are drama and romance. In approach, Broken English is serious and realistic. It is set, at least in part, in a restaurant. It is located in the former Yugoslavia and New Zealand. Broken English takes place in the 1990s. It is well suited for a girls' night.
Summary of Broken English
A close-knit Croatian family flees the ethnic conflicts of their homeland for the relative tranquility of New Zealand. But when the daughter falls in love with the Maori cook at the Chinese restaurant where she hostesses, the family patriarch boils over with rage and racially-motivated hostility. Produced by the creative team behind "Once Were Warriors." Available in "R" and "NC-17" versions.
Details
| Language: | English, Serbo-Croatian, Maori, Japanese |
| Country: | New Zealand |
| Release date: | 2 May 1997 |
| Runtime: | 92 min |
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