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Lives will be brokenPlot:
A perfect family's dynamic is ruined by a kidnapper's brutally efficient plot. full summary | add synopsisUser Comments:
Intelligent Thriller moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Pierce Brosnan | ... | Tom Ryan | |
| Maria Bello | ... | Abby Randall | |
| Gerard Butler | ... | Neil Randall | |
| Emma Karwandy | ... | Sophie Randall | |
| Claudette Mink | ... | Judy Ryan | |
| Desiree Zurowski | ... | Helen Schriver | |
| Nicholas Lea | ... | Jerry Crane | |
| Peter Keleghan | ... | Karl Granger | |
| Samantha Ferris | ... | Diane | |
| Malcolm Stewart | ... | Dave Carver | |
| Callum Keith Rennie | ... | Det. McGill | |
| Dustin Milligan | ... | Matt Ryan | |
| Julie Patzwald | ... | Female Teller | |
| Jason McKinnon | ... | French Waiter | |
| Kurt Evans | ... | Maitre D' |
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Also Known As:
Shattered (Singapore: English title) (USA) (new title)Desperate Hours (Europe: English title)
The Butterfly (International: English title)
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Rated R for some language and violence.Parents Guide:
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95 min | Germany:98 min (European Film Market)Language:
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2.35 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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Australia:MA | UK:15 | Philippines:R-13 | Netherlands:12 | South Korea:15 | Argentina:16 | USA:R | Taiwan:R-12 (original rating) | Finland:K-13 | Singapore:PGMOVIEmeter: 
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This film title is taken from the phrase "Who breaks a butterfly upon a wheel?", meaning taking massive effort in achieving something minor. moreGoofs:
Continuity: During the epilogue, Abby's hair alternates from being tucked behind her ear to simply hanging in her face. moreSoundtrack:
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When their happy lifestyle is suddenly interrupted and turned upside down by the forceful intrusion of a menacing kidnapper (Brosnan), Abby and Neil (Bello and Butler) are left with no choice but to follow the increasingly difficult demands and tests set them by this man. It's edge-of-the-seat stuff most of the way, with plenty of twists and turns and even when you get to that stage where you think you know all the answers, something else catches you off guard. The three leading actors all provide sound performances in this intelligent, edgy little thriller, with Brosnan proving yet again, because a lot of people seem not to have realised it before, that he really can act.