The Broken

20082008
RR
1h 33m

Lena Headey in The Broken (2008)

This is the theatrical trailer for The BrÃ¸ken, directed by Sean Ellis.

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Drama Horror Thriller

After seeing herself drive down the street, Radiologist Gina McVey unravels a mystery centered around a broken mirror.After seeing herself drive down the street, Radiologist Gina McVey unravels a mystery centered around a broken mirror.After seeing herself drive down the street, Radiologist Gina McVey unravels a mystery centered around a broken mirror.

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Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination

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The BrÃ¸ken: Trailer

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In London, the radiologist Gina McVey organizes a surprise birthday party to her father John McVey with her boyfriend Stefan Chambers, her brother Daniel McVey and his girlfriend Kate Coleman. On the next day, she sees herself driving a car on the street and she follows the woman to her apartment, where she finds a picture of her father and her. While driving back, she has a car crash and loses parts of her memory; further, she believes Stefan is another man. Gina decides to investigate what is happening and unravels a dark reality. —Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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Taglines
- Face your fears.
Genres
Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
- Rated R for some violence, brief sexuality/nudity and language
Parents guide

Trivia
The inventive spelling of the title reads somewhat silly in Norwegian and Danish since the Ø in broken is a letter in the alphabet in these languages and sounds like the "u" in "burden". In addition "brøken" is the Norwegian and Danish word meaning "the fraction".

Goofs
When talking about the case of Situs Inversus, she says "It's not uncommon... but it is rare."

Quotes
[Kate and Gina are kneeling down to sweep up the large mirror that suddenly broke during dinner while the men of the family stand by and watch them]
Kate Coleman: [Quietly to Gina] I guess that's seven years back luck then.
Gina McVey: [mischievously whispering] I thought it was seven years bad sex.
Kate Coleman: No, I've already had that.
Daniel McVey: Oi, I heard that.
Kate Coleman: [smiling up at her husband] Baby, that was before I met you.
[John, Gina and Kate's father, is apparently oblivious to the entire by-play that's occurred and preoccupied by the broken mirror]
John McVey: Do you think we can fix it?

Crazy credits
If the music played during the first half of the closing credits sounds a bit off, that's because it's being played backwards.

Alternate versions
Lionsgate released the DVD in North American with a cropped 1.78:1 ratio. This means approx 24 percent of the original composition is missing. The DVD release in European was in its original cinematic ratio of 2.35:1. Same cropping goes for the Scandinavian DVD and Blu-ray releases by Atlantic Film.

Soundtracks
At Last
Music by Harry Warren
Lyrics by Mack Gordon
Performed by Etta James
Courtesy of MCA Records

Top review

7/10

Beautifully done --

While 'The Broken' doesn't cover any new ground, it is still very well-made, well-acted and effective. Lena Headey and the cast are flawless. The lighting, color and photography of the film are stylish and attractive. The symbolism and foreshadowing are well-handled. I'm surprised that it hasn't been better-received. It is an 'art film', which might not be to the taste of those who like gory horror flicks, but for those who like creativity and chilling subtlety it is more than satisfying.

'The Broken' is for those who like 'The Orphanage', 'Dark Water', 'House of Voices', and the original 'Invasion of the Body Snatchers'.

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Oct 4, 2009

Budget
- £4,000,000 (estimated)
Gross worldwide
- $1,688,551

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Runtime
1 hour 33 minutes
Color
- Color
Sound mix
- Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1

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