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The Broken Circle Breakdown

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Original title

The Broken Circle Breakdown (Alabama Monroe)

Year

2012

Running time

112 min.

Country

Belgium

Director

Felix Van Groeningen

Screenwriter

Carl Joos, Felix Van Groeningen

Cast

Music

Bjorn Eriksson

Cinematography

Ruben Impens

Producer

Topkapi Films

Genre

Drama | Music. Disease/illness. Melodrama. Romantic Drama

Synopsis

‘The Broken Circle Breakdown’ tells the love story between Elise and Didier. She has her own tattoo shop, he plays the banjo in a band. It is love at first sight, in spite of major differences. He talks, she listens. He is a dedicated atheist, although at the same time a naïve romantic. She has a cross tattooed in her neck, even though she has both feet firmly on the ground. Their happiness is complete after their little girl Maybelle is born. Unfortunately, Maybelle, at six years old, becomes seriously ill. Didier and Elise respond in very different ways. But Maybelle does not leave them any choice. Didier and Elise will have to fight for her together. Will you get through something like that if you are so different? Or will love let you down if you need it most? ‘The Broken Circle Breakdown’ is an intense melodrama, full of passion and music. About how love can conquer fate, and sometimes not.

Awards: 2013: Academy Awards: Nominated for Best Foreign Film

2013: Tribeca Film Festival: Best Screenplay & Best Actress (Baetens)

2013: European Film Awads: Best Actress (Veerie Baetens). 6 nominations

2013: Satellite Awards: Best Foreign Film

2013: César Awards: Nominated for Best Foreign Film

2013: Berlin Film Festival: Audience Award (Panorama Section)

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45 My Top 10 Movies from 2012 (105)

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