Broken English
Directed by Gregor NicholasIvan is the fierce patriarch of a family of Croatian refugees in Auckland. 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 a restaurant where Eddie cooks. For a price, she agrees to marry a Chinese, another restaurant employee, so that he (and his Chinese wife) 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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Broken English was released on September 19, 1996.
Broken English was directed by Gregor Nicholas.
Broken English has a runtime of 1h 32m.
Broken English was produced by Robin Scholes.
Ivan is the fierce patriarch of a family of Croatian refugees in Auckland. 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 a restaurant where Eddie cooks. For a price, she agrees to marry a Chinese, another restaurant employee, so that he (and his Chinese wife) 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.
The key characters in Broken English are Ivan (Rade Šerbedžija), Nina (Aleksandra Vujcic), Eddie (Julian Arahanga).
Broken English is rated NC-17.
Broken English is a Drama, Romance film.
Broken English has an audience rating of 7.4 out of 10.
Broken English has made $541K at the box office.