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Synopsis

Nina has emigrated to New Zealand from wartime Croatia. When she falls in love with (and gets pregnant to) a Māori man, and marries a Chinese man for money, domineering Father Ivan is furious. Director Gregor Nicholas had attracted acclaim for his short film Avondale Dogs and Broken English was his anticipated second feature. It is notable for being one of the few films in which NZ's dominant Pākehā culture hardly features. Broken screened internationally, won prizes at festivals, and was one of the highest grossing NZ films of the 1990s.

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 Gregor Nicholas
 Robin Scholes
 Tim White

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Comments (3)

 Tomislav

Tomislav

Best movie ever she's hot !!!!

 Tomas de Jesus Aguirre

Tomas de Jesus Aguirre | website

Very good movie, i really like this film.

 Ben

Ben

Hope someone sees this message.Just wanted to know what the name of the song is at the end credits.Its a girl singing sounds like shes saying "Hear me now"...Thanks.

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Awards

1996 TV Guide New Zealand Film and Television Awards
Best Supporting Actress: Madeline McNamara
Foreign Performer: Rade Serbedzija
Editing: David Coulson
Soundtrack: Don Paulin, Michael Hedges and Tony Johnson
Design: Mike Kane