Ivan is the fierce patriarch of a family of Croatian refugees living in Auckland during the Yugoslav wars. Nina is his daughter, ready to live on her own, despite his angry objections. Eddie is the Maori she takes as her lover. Nina works at the restaurant where Eddie cooks. For a price, she agrees to marry another restaurant employee, a Chinese man, so that he can establish permanent residency. The money gives her the independence she needs to leave her parents' house and move in with Eddie. Complications arise when Eddie realizes the depth of her father's fury and the strength of Nina's family ties.
Broken English has generally received positive reviews.
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Broken English was released in 1996 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 5 reviews, giving Broken English (1996) an average rating of 63%.
Overall, cinema-goers marginally prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 80%, compared to film critics, who gave it a slightly lower average score of 73%.
With a score of 63%, Broken English is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1996, which stands at 58%.
Other movies from 1996 with similar scores include films like Evita and Up Close & Personal.
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