Broken English

Broken English

Sometimes when you make love you make war.

1996 en 92 minutes

Rating: 5.9

Plot

Ivan is the fierce patriarch of a family of Croatian refugees living in Auckland during the Yugoslav wars. 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 the restaurant where Eddie cooks. For a price, she agrees to marry another restaurant employee, a Chinese man, so that he 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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Cast

Rade Šerbedžija

Rade Šerbedžija

Ivan

Aleksandra Vujcic

Aleksandra Vujcic

Nina

Julian Arahanga

Julian Arahanga

Eddie

Marton Csokas

Marton Csokas

Darko

Stephen Ure

Stephen Ure

Ivan's mate

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