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The Broken Circle Breakdown (2012)

Oct 09, 2012 Drama 1h 52m
77%
User Score
7.7/10
83%
70/100

Overview

The loss of their young daughter threatens to destroy the love and faith of two married musicians.

Felix van Groeningen
Director
Carl Joos
Screenplay
Charlotte Vandermeersch
Screenplay

Top Billed Cast

Veerle Baetens
Veerle Baetens

Elise
Johan Heldenbergh
Johan Heldenbergh

Didier
Nell Cattrysse
Nell Cattrysse

Maybelle
Geert Van Rampelberg
Geert Van Rampelberg

William
Nils De Caster
Nils De Caster

Jock
Robbie Cleiren
Robbie Cleiren

Jimmy
Bert Huysentruyt
Bert Huysentruyt

Jef
Jan Bijvoet
Jan Bijvoet

Koen
Blanka Heirman
Blanka Heirman

Denise

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A review by CinemaSerf
Written on April 14, 2024

This reminded me quite a lot, at times, of "Walk the Line" (2005). "Didier" (Johan Heldenbergh) is a folk musician who believes in little but himself and his band. That is, until he encounters "Elise" (Veerle Baetens). She is a woman of quite profound faith and the two don't seem like they'll make a recipe for an instant hit. They do, though, and shortly afterwards a baby is on the horizon. He's not so keen, he doesn't feel ready (or even that willing) to be a father but have it they do, and its now that the storyline splits into threads that develop the tragic story that ensues and of their individual and joint approaches to the trauma they are both having to face. There's something honest about the portrayals by both here as they initially follow the predictable path of relation self-des...

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