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Broken (IV) (2012)

 |  Drama, Romance  |  8 March 2013 (UK)
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The story of a young girl in North London whose life changes after witnessing a violent attack.

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Cast overview, first billed only:
Charlie Booty ...
Baby Skunk
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Older Skunk
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Skunk
Lukas Fernandes-Pendse ...
Harry Barlow
Michael Fernandes-Pendse ...
Henry Barlow
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Rick Buckley
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Bob Oswald
Faye Daveney ...
Saskia
Martha Bryant ...
Sunrise
Clare Burt ...
Mrs. Buckley
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Mr. Buckley
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Policeman 1
David Webber ...
Policeman 2
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Jed
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The story of a young girl in North London whose life changes after witnessing a violent attack.

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This film was the directing debut of Rufus Norris and also the acting debut of lead Eloise Laurence. See more »

Quotes

Jed: Are you a lesbian?
Skunk: No.
Jed: You look like a lesbian.
Skunk: What does a lesbian look like?
Jed: [shrugs] Kind of ugly.
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References One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) See more »

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Colours
Written by Albarn/James/Rowntree
Additional lyrics by Rufus Norris
Performed by Electric Wave Bureau
Produced by Electric Wave Bureau
Vocals by Eloise Laurence
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So Broken
31 January 2013 | by (Spain) – See all my reviews

While watching this movie i was thinking about some concepts, specially the appearances and the truth behind any person, any event, any story, and also the power of sex as source of problems. These concepts have a very good case study in this British film, I want to underline "British" because I think it is important and it really gives a particular identity, those streets, accents, looks, school uniforms, habits, etc. are so heavy that it is definitely not a random feature.

What I really want to stand out is the performance of Eloise Laurence as "Skunk", she gives her character a tremendous freshness, she is very natural and convincing and above all, her face keep us under a beautiful spell. The rest of the cast is also excellent, and everything combines to give a quality film we can really enjoy despite of the drama.


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