Broken English - 1996
Village Roadshow/Communicado - 93 min.
DVD UPC # 9397910489294
Cast: Rade Serbedzija, Sashka Vujcic; Julian Arahanga, Marton Csokas, Helen Zhao, Madeline MrNamara, Mona Ross, Yang Li, Barbara Cartwright, Elizabeth Mavric.
Writers: Jim Salter, Hohanna Pigott; Editor: David Coulson; Art Director: Michael Kane; Original Music: Murray Grindlay, Murray McNab; Producer: Robin Scholes; Director: Gregor Nicholas.
After the outbreak of war in their homeland, Mira and Ivan have brought their daughter, Nina, to a new life in a Croatian migrant enclave in suburban Auckland. Nina's relationship with her father becomes strained when she falls in love with Eddie, a Maori. In an attempt to escape the overpowering influence of her father, she marries a Chinese political refugee for money and leaves home. Her father learns of the marriage and is enraged when he discovers she is pregnant to Eddie.
Censor Rating: R 16 - Review Rating: B
