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Ratcatcher
Why this pick
Its child-centred gaze, tactile social-realist detail and quietly unsettling home life echo Broken’s blend of tenderness, danger and a young person trying to make sense of adults.
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MOVIE2012 1h 31m GBR
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
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Broken
Drama
CINEHUNCH / THE NEXT FRAME
Keep the feeling.
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Why this pick
Its naturalistic performances and close focus on a vulnerable child entering a dangerous local social world match Broken’s emotionally direct, unsettling British realism.
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
Eleven-year-old diabetic Emily 'Skunk' Cunningham (Eloise Laurence) lives with her father Archie (Tim Roth), her elder brother Jed (Bill Milner), and au pair Kasia (Zana Marjanović) in a typical British suburb. One of her few friends is Rick (Robert Emms), a strange young man living with his parents in the neighbourhood.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Tim Roth
Archie
Robert Emms
Rick Buckley
Rory Kinnear
Bob Oswald
Martha Bryant
Sunrise
Lily James
Older Skunk
Nick Holder
Dave Toad
Nell Tiger Free
Anna
Seeta Indrani
Dr. Mortimer