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Release Date:
15 November 2008 (Japan) moreTagline:
Face your fears.Plot:
In London, the radiologist Gina McVey organizes a surprise birthday party to her father John McVey with her boyfriend Stefan Chambers... more | add synopsisAwards:
1 win & 1 nomination moreNewsDesk:
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The Broken is a fantastic existential horror film for fans of Hitchcock, Kubrick, and Lynch not for slasher gore hounds more (48 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Lena Headey | ... | Gina McVey | |
| Ulrich Thomsen | ... | Dr. Robert Zachman | |
| Melvil Poupaud | ... | Stefan Chambers | |
| Michelle Duncan | ... | Kate Coleman | |
| Asier Newman | ... | Daniel McVey | |
| Richard Jenkins | ... | John McVey | |
| Daren Elliott Holmes | ... | Simon the Garage Manager | |
| Howard Ward | ... | Jim | |
| Damian O'Hare | ... | Anthony | |
| Dennis Banks | ... | Doorman | |
| In-Sook Chappell | ... | Crash Nurse | |
| Peta Longstaff | ... | A&E Team | |
| Ziad Alyan | ... | A&E Team | |
| Lucy Bingham | ... | A&E Team | |
| Marie Flood | ... | A&E Team |
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Rated R for some violence, brief sexuality/nudity and language.Parents Guide:
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88 minLanguage:
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2.35 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Dolby DigitalCertification:
Japan:PG-12 | USA:R | France:U (with warning) | UK:15 | Ireland:15A | Singapore:NC-16 | Netherlands:16 | Germany:16 | Argentina:16Fun Stuff
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The inventive spelling of the title reads somewhat silly in Norwegian and Danish since the Ø in broken is a letter in the alphabet in these languages and sounds like the "u" in "burden". In addition "brøken" is a Norwegian word meaning "the fraction". moreGoofs:
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When talking about the case of Situs Inversus, she says "It's not uncommon... but it is rare." moreQuotes:
[Kate and Gina are kneeling down to sweep up the large mirror that suddenly broke during dinner while the men of the family stand by and watch them]Kate Coleman: [Quietly to Gina] I guess that's seven years back luck then.
Gina McVey: [mischievously whispering] I thought it was seven years bad sex.
Kate Coleman: No, I've already had that.
Daniel McVey: Oi, I heard that.
Kate Coleman: [smiling up at her husband] Baby, that was before I met you.
[John, Gina and Kate's father, is apparently oblivious to the entire by-play that's occurred and preoccupied by the broken mirror]
John McVey: Do you think we can fix it?
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Imagine if Kubrick, Hitchcock, and Lynch all worked together to make an existential and truly scary film mixing elements of Invasion of the Body Snatchers and sixth sense made mostly for adults, where the plot is a pure ruse or mcguffin to examine the dark side of humanity.
This film wowed me, this is not your average EXCITING FAST PACED new age horror film, this is a classic horror film that uses atmosphere and theme to frighten us not just superficially but to our own personal core. The use of haunting and beautiful imagery and sound design with a quietly creepy slow boiling pace equates to one of the most truly scary films I have seen in years. This is for fans of The Shining, Rosemary's Baby, Psycho, The seventies Invasion of The Body Snatchers, and Edgar Allen Poe. In fact, I saw the screening on Poe's Birthday, which the director announced, made our screening so special. In fact, it opens up with a brilliant quote by Edgar Allen Poe, which explains the theme and ideology behind the film completely.
The plot follows a woman who sees a mirror image of her self, driving her car, which leads to her following the woman to her apartment then a car accident. This leads her on a mentally challenging feat to retrace her memory and piece together what happened during and before the wreck. Her boyfriend no longer seems like her boyfriend, she has frightening nightmares that include some deeply disturbing and creepy imagery that chilled me to the bone. The violence is minimal; the couple of scenes that are bloody are disturbing as hell, including a great kill scene with a wink to Psycho.
So, before you go to this film realize you need to open your mind up, be ready to think, and feel in order to be terrorized by this film. This is not a simple man's horror film. You need to be patient and allow yourself to be wrapped into the films pace, I will warn you again, this is not a FAST PACED horror film, and that is what makes it so wonderful, Ellis uses his camera to paint beautiful yet quiet and haunting images to creep under your skin and fill your nightmares.