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Broken

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It will all go wrong dad, everything goes wrong.

Broken Synopsis

Skunk is 11, diabetic and pretty cool.

Rick is her sweet neighbour. Bob is her mean neighbour. Skunk’s world is about to change…

Shortly after witnessing a brutal beating, Skunk’s home, neighbourhood and school all become treacherous environments, where the happy certainties of childhood give way to injustice and danger; her innocence is rapidly worn away and a harsh world fills her future. When Skunk finally seeks solace in an unspoken friendship with sweet, damaged Rick, she’s left with a choice- to stay in a life she was not promised, or to leave this broken place behind…

Based on the novel by Daniel Clay.

Winner of the British Independent Film Awards 2012 'Best British Independent Film' and 'Best Supporting Actor' for Rory Kinnear.

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Broken interview with Tim Roth

Tim Roth and Eloise Lawrence in Broken

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  • Credits
    • Starring:
      Tim Roth, Cillian Murphy, Eloise Laurence, Rory Kinnear, Robert Emms, Zana Marajanovic, Bill Milner, Denis Lawson, George Sargeant
    • Director:
      Rufus Norris
    • Producers:
      Dixie Linder, Tally Garner, Nick Marston, Bill Kenwright
    • Screenplay:
      Mark O'Rowe
    • Executive Producers:
      Joe Oppenheimer, Norman Merry
    • Distributor
      StudioCanal
    • Sales Agent:
      Wild Bunch International Sales
    • Credits summary:
      BBC Films and BFI present in association with Lipsync Productions and Bill Kenwright Films a Cuba Pictures production
    • Certificate:
      15
    • Running time:
      91 mins
  • Release Dates
    • Out on DVD
      July 8th 2013
    • Released
      March 8th 2013

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