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Mood:
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- GangStarting OverParents and ChildrenDysfunctional FamilyKids in TroubleLife is a BitchMind and SoulFamily Problems more...
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- 90s
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What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?, 1999
English
New Zealand
Profile of What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?
The mood of What Becomes of the Broken Hearted? is bleak, emotional, and rough. The plot centers around kids in trouble, starting over, and a dysfunctional family. It is a drama and independent movie. In approach, it is serious and realistic. It takes place, at least partly, in a bar. The setting is New Zealand. It happens in the 1990s. The movie is known for being an award winner.
Summary of What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?
Temuera Morrison again plays Jake "the Muss" Heke, who is now fighting to save his son from a gang lifestyle after his oldest son is killed in a gangland shootout. Heke goes through a period of hopelessness as he tries to restore his family to a functioning state after his anger and drinking tore them apart in the first film. He still has trouble accepting the old traditional ways of the Māori people but he starts to realise the importance of family and regrets what his former actions have done to them. Towards the end of the film, Jake does his best to reconcile with his family, even going so far as to save his son's life despite great personal risk to himself. This action, along with several others occurring throughout this film, serve to highlight Jake's changing characteristics.
Details
| Language: | English |
| Country: | New Zealand |
| Release date: | 27 May 1999 |
| Runtime: | 102 min |
Cast and Crew
as Jake Heke
as McClutchy
as Nig Heke
as Charlie
