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| Broken English Directed by Gregor Nichols Released in September 1996 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. Stephen plays Ivan's old drinking pal and best buddy. |
| Broken English is a Romeo and Juliet story of two star-crossed lovers who come from very different worlds, but are determined not to let their ethnic backgrounds destroy their love. Sultry newcomer Aleksandra Vujcic makes a breathtaking debut as Nina, a fiercely bold and independent young woman who fled war-torn Croatia with her family to settle in Auckland, New Zealand. Her volatile father, Ivan (Rade Serbedzija), overprotects his children, suffocating them with what he believes is love--and is intensely jealous of any young man who so much as looks at his daughter. |
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| The family from left to right: Aleksandra Vujcic... as Nina Madeline McNamara... as Mira Marton Csokas... as Darko Rade Servedzija... as Ivan Elizabeth Mavric... as Vanya |
| The secret lovers: Julian Arahanga....as Eddie Aleksandra Vujcic... as Nina |
| Devoted father and daughter: Rade Serbedzija as...Ivan Aleksandra Vujcic... as Nina |
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