You know the rules. You gotta earn your keep sister.– Gang leader Apeman (Pete Smith) to recent arrival Tania (Nancy Brunning)
Nobody goes and sees something about the IRA and says that all the Irish are in the IRA. Nobody ever sees The Godfather and says all Italians are in the Mafia. It is a total nonsense for people to say this is portraying New Zealand as anything- it is simply telling a story about this country that happens to be pretty well smack-on.– Writer Alan Duff
Bloody men. You bastards think you're the only ones who suffer.– Tania (Nancy Brunning), to Sonny (Clint Eruera)
...what Broken Hearted lacks in atmosphere and cohesiveness it makes up for in some electric performances and scenes which etch themselves on the brain in the same way that Warriors did. In short, it does enough to be not only a worthy but a worthwhile sequel. But it falls well short of being an equal– NZ Herald writer Russell Baillie, in a three star review
A real stand-out, however, is Nancy Brunning. As gang moll Tania she exudes a quiet, soul-bruised and angry power . . . Watch, too, for Rawiri Paratene's gripping supporting turn as ex-con gang lieutenant Mulla.– NZ Herald writer Russell Baillie, in a three star review
Although Morrison takes a back seat for much of the drama, his imposing presence dominates every scene he’s in, and he succeeds in giving the self-destructive Jake a tragic dimension as he struggles to redeem himself. Owen briefly impresses again as Beth, and there are strong performances from the younger actors, especially Eruera and Brunning. Director Ian Mune (“Came a Hot Friday”) was a good choice to handle this material, which, although less original and less confrontational than the first film, still works well as a thriller with a resonant social dimension.– Reviewer David Stratton in Variety, 31 May 1999
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