Broken

2012 91 min ★ 6.9 Drama

Three suburban English families' lives intertwine with tragic consequences.

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Cast

Tim Roth

Archie

Eloise Laurence

Skunk

Cillian Murphy

Mike Kiernan

Zana Marjanović

Kasia

Robert Emms

Rick Buckley

Rory Kinnear

Bob Oswald

Rosalie Kosky

Susan Oswald

Bill Milner

Jed

Denis Lawson

Mr. Buckley

Clare Burt

Mrs. Buckley

Details

Director

Rufus Norris

Screenplay

Mark O'Rowe

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Production

Cuba Pictures, BBC Film, Bill Kenwright Films, Wild Bunch, BFI, Lipsync Productions

Reviews

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John Chard

January 14, 2017

★ 9/10

Broken: Past Particle Of Break. Broken is directed by Rufus Norris and adapted to screenplay by Mark O'Rowe from Daniel Clay's novel. It stars Tim Roth, Eloise Laurence, Robert Emms, Rory Kinnear, Faye Daveney and Cillian Murphy. Music is by Electric Wave Bureau and cinematography by Rob Hardy. Theatre and Opera director Rufus Norris turns his hand to feature film, choosing for his debut a ...

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CinemaSerf

September 5, 2024

★ 7/10

"Skunk" (Eloise Laurence/Lily James) lives with her dad "Archie" (Tim Roth) and older brother in what can only be described as the suburban cul-de-sac from hell. Indeed, our own introduction to their street sees neighbour "Bob" (Rory Kinnear) beat up "Rick" (Robert Emms) because he thinks this lad is some kind of pervert. As the story unravels, we realise that "Skunk" has a crush on her hunky scho...