Broken English (1996)

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92 min - Drama | Romance - 2 May 1997 (USA)

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Ivan is the fierce patriarch of a family of Croatian refugees in Auckland. Nina is his daughter, ready to live on her own... See full summary »

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Cast overview, first billed only:
	Rade Serbedzija	...	Ivan
	Aleksandra Vujcic	...	Nina
	Julian Arahanga	...	Eddie
	Marton Csokas	...	Darko
	Madeline McNamara	...	Mira
	Jing Zhao	...	Clara
	Li Yang	...	Wu
	Elizabeth Mavric	...	Vanya
	Temuera Morrison	...	Manu
	Michael Langley	...	Jura
	Morena Tutuguro	...	Sashka
	Mona Ross	...	Auntie Marja
	Barbara Cartwright	...	Jasmin
	Patrick Wilson	...	Dave
	Greg Johnson	...	Doug

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Ivan is the fierce patriarch of a family of Croatian refugees in Auckland. 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 a restaurant where Eddie cooks. For a price, she agrees to marry a Chinese, another restaurant employee, so that he (and his Chinese wife) 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. Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>

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