Broken English 27 years old

Sometimes when you make love you make war.

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.

Credits

Broken English Cast

Name Character
Rade Šerbedžija He was 50, now 77 years old as Ivan
Marton Csokas He was 30, now 57 years old as Darko
Julian Arahanga He was 23, now 51 years old as Eddie

Broken English Crew

Name Department
James Salter as Writer. He was 71 (90) years old when He died Writing
Gregor Nicholas as Director. Directing
Gregor Nicholas as Writer. Writing
Broken English poster
Broken English (27 years)

Sometimes when you make love you make war.

  • Release day: Monday, September 09, 1996
  • Runtime: 92 minutes