Skip to main content

Broken (2012)

Broken (2012) movie poster

Plot Summary: An 11-year-old diabetic girl in a London cul-de-sac witnesses a violent assault, triggering a tragic chain of events among three neighboring families.

Director: Rufus Norris
Producers: Tally Garner, Bill Kenwright, Dixie Linder, Nick Marston
Screenplay: Mark O'Rowe

Starring:
Eloise Laurence as Skunk
Tim Roth as Archie
Cillian Murphy as Kaspar
Rory Kinnear as Bob Oswald
Robert Emms as Rick
Zana Marjanović as Kasia

Music: Electric Wave Bureau
Cinematography: Rob Hardy
Editing: Victoria Boydell

HOT DEAL
*Live prices & availability verified on Amazon

⚠️ SPOILER ALERT ⚠️
Freddy and Krasnaya Movie Review

A Complex Human Story of Neighborhood Ties


FREDDY:
Broken, broken, broken, broken, completely broken in the feelz this movie has left me. What can I say about this? It's an amazing debut from director Rufus Norris. He tells us a very complex human story of action and consequence surrounding 3 families from the same neighborhood, focusing our attention mainly on the little diabetic angel Eloise Laurence.
KRASNAYA:
Absolutely fantastic film that opens up all of your feelings and washes your soul. My heart was beating way faster while watching this film. Feeelz, feelz and feelz. The story telling is wonderful. I totally liked those past and future flashbacks of the main character, Skunk. It's intriguing. I was always awake and alert and at the same time getting emotional, because of so many powerful scenes. I really felt that I was a part of this rounded neighborhood, with those 3 families that were uniquely broken.
Watch Tim Roth talk about the movie here:


Parenthood and the Light in the Darkness


KRASNAYA:
This is a story about being a father, a father who loves his children. Sometimes blind love can destroy others' lives. Skunk (Eloise Laurence) is an absolutely adorable, innocent and deeply kind 11-year-old girl who becomes a witness to cruelty, lies, and things that she can't understand or accept. But she still doesn't break with all of this, which makes you believe that kindness will always win. That in the mist of darkness there will always be a little light shining. The music and its absence is so touching. The main soundtrack title was sung by Eloise, and it sounds just wonderful.
FREDDY:
It's so well written, so well told; the cast and their performances are amazing. It's a must watch for me. I was gripped to the very last scene; an absolutely brilliant and silent; breathtaking scene. Me and Krasnya had to go for a walk to ease up from the impression the movie had on us. Yep, it's a really, really great movie.
Watch the inspiring director Rufus Norris talk about his movie:


Final Verdict: A Gripping Collection Essential


KRASNAYA:
This movie is hard to describe for me, but it's worth a watch. This is a story that feels real and that can happen anywhere at any time. This movie can teach you a lot, and I think we need to add Broken to our DVD collection Freddy.
FREDDY:
We sure do Krasnaya. The moments of despair and darkness in this movie are so strong, I had my feet and hands clenching in some scenes. The highest quality of suspense is present. I can't remember the last time I felt so incredibly curious about what was going to happen or the direction a movie would take.
Hear some more words from Rufus Norris here:


Krasnaya's Score

100/100

Freddy's Score

92/100
FINAL SCORE
Mind-Blowing rating image

Our blog is being updated every day at 21:00 (WEST)
More from Cine It

Drama Movies List

Comments

Popular posts from this blog

King of Comedy (1999)

Plot Summary: Wan Tin-Sau is a passionate but struggling actor who spends his days as a lowly extra while teaching acting at a community center. His path crosses with Piu-Piu, a nightclub hostess seeking acting lessons to better please her clients. As Tin-Sau's unwavering dedication to his craft faces constant humiliation, their unlikely connection becomes a journey of mutual healing, self-discovery, and the true meaning of perseverance in the face of failure. Directors: Stephen Chow, Lee Lik-chi Writers: Stephen Chow, Erica Li, Tsang Kan-cheung Producers: Star Overseas Ltd. (Stephen Chow's company) Music: Daisuke Hinata, Raymond Wong Release Date: February 13, 1999 Box Office: HK$29,848,860 (Highest-grossing Hong Kong film of 1999) Starring: Stephen Chow as Wan Tin-Sau (尹天仇) Cecilia Cheung as Lau Piu-piu (柳飄飄) Karen Mok as Du Juan'er (杜娟兒) Ng ...

Kung Fu Hustle (2004)

Plot Summary: In 1940s Shanghai, a wannabe gangster named Sing aspires to join the notorious Axe Gang. His bungled attempt to extort the residents of Pig Sty Alley inadvertently leads to a gang war that gradually reveals surprising martial arts masters hiding among the slum's humble residents. Directors: Stephen Chow Writers: Stephen Chow, Huo Xin, Chan Man-keung, Tsang Kan-cheung Story by: Stephen Chow Cinematography: Poon Hang-sang Edited by: Angie Lam Music by: Raymond Wong Starring: Stephen Chow as Sing Danny Chan as Brother Sum Yuen Qiu as Landlady Yuen Wah as Landlord Leung Siu-lung as Beast Xing Yu as Coolie Chiu Chi-ling as Tailor Dong Zhihua as Donut Lam Chi-chung as Bone Huang Shengyi as Fong Tin Kai-man as Adviser Gar Hong-hay and Fung Hak-on as Harpists HOT DEAL ...

Sentimental Value (2025)

Plot Summary: A film director wants to make a movie. His family has feelings about it. Two hours and thirteen minutes pass. Acclaimed by everyone except me. Norwegian Title: Affeksjonsverdi Director: Joachim Trier Writers: Eskil Vogt, Joachim Trier Producers: Maria Ekerhovd, Andrea Berentsen Ottmar Cinematography: Kasper Tuxen Editing: Olivier Bugge Coutté Music: Hania Rani Starring: Renate Reinsve as Nora Borg Stellan Skarsgård as Gustav Borg Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas as Agnes Borg Pettersen Elle Fanning as Rachel Kemp Anders Danielsen Lie as Jakob Jesper Christensen as Michael HOT DEAL 🎬 Get The Movie Now ↗ *Live prices & availability verified on Amazon ⚠️ SPOILER ALERT ⚠️ A Universally Acclaimed Snoozefest Today I bring you the movie... l...

From Beijing With Love (1994)

Plot Summary: A bumbling, small-town pork butcher is secretly Agent Ling-ling-chat, China's answer to 007. Sent to recover a stolen dinosaur skull, he's armed with gadgets that do the wrong job, a partner who wants him dead, and a total absence of anything resembling competence. Carnage and absurdity ensue. Chinese Title: 國產凌凌漆 (Guóchǎn Línglíngqī) Directors: Stephen Chow, Lee Lik-chi Writers: Stephen Chow, Roman Cheung / Vincent Kok, Lee Lik-chi Producers: Charles Heung, Jimmy Heung Music: William Hu Starring: Stephen Chow as Ling-ling-chat Anita Yuen as Lee Heung-kam Law Kar-ying as Tat Man-sai Wong Kam-kong as Golden Gun Pauline Chan as Mystery Woman Lee Lik-chi as Executed Martial Arts Master HOT DEAL 🎬 Get The Movie Now ↗ *Live prices & availability verified on Amazon ⚠...

The Idiots (1998)

Plot Summary: A group of able-bodied adults living in a commune on the outskirts of Copenhagen spend their days pretending to be mentally disabled in public, a practice they call "spazzing." When a quiet, reserved woman named Karen wanders into their world, the group's provocations begin to unravel into something far more raw and devastating. Danish Title: Idioterne Director: Lars von Trier (uncredited; under Dogme 95 rules) Writer: Lars von Trier Producer: Vibeke Windeløv Starring: Bodil Jørgensen as Karen Jens Albinus as Stoffer Anne Louise Hassing as Susanne Troels Lyby as Henrik Nikolaj Lie Kaas as Jeppe Louise Mieritz as Josephine Henrik Prip as Ped HOT DEAL 🎬 Get The Movie Now ↗ *Live prices & availability verified on Amazon ⚠️ SPOILER ALERT ⚠️ Diving into t...

Cocorico (2024)

Plot Summary: A proudly French family takes a DNA ancestry test expecting to confirm their pure Gallic roots. The results, predictably, are a disaster, and the film proceeds to mine every stereotype it can find. Director: Julien Hervé Writer: Julien Hervé Music: Matei Bratescot Starring: Christian Clavier as Frédéric Bouvier Sauvage Didier Bourdon as Gérard Martin Sylvie Testud as Nicole Martin Marianne Denicourt as Catherine Bouvier Sauvage HOT DEAL 🎬 Get The Movie Now ↗ *Live prices & availability verified on Amazon ⚠️ SPOILER ALERT ⚠️ DNA Results & French Ignorance I recently did a DNA test and found out I'm 70% Portuguese, 15% Spanish, and 15% North African. During a mini-vacation in Ferreira do Zêzere last week, this came up with my cousin Catarina. She mentioned Cocorico and specifically ...