Broken
★ Winner: Best Film British Independent Film Awards
Feature, 2012
Cuba Pictures
for
BBC Films
Producer Dixie Linder, Nick Marston and Tally Garner
Director Rufus Norris
Writer Mark O'Rowe
Starring
Robert Emms, Rory Kinnear, Cillian Murphy, Bill Milner & Tim Roth
Rufus' debut feature tells the story of Skunk Cunningham, an eleven year old girl living in North London with her older brother Jed (Milner), their father Archie (Roth) and au pair Katya. She witnesses a violent attack which brings chaos to Skunk’s life. Her home, her neighbourhood, her school all become treacherous environments where the certainties of childhood give way, and a complex, broken world fills her future.
Shot through with a vibrant energy and wit, Broken is an exploration of love in the many forms it arrives in: idealised, unrequited, unwanted, and ultimately, unconditional.