Broken English
1996 · 92 MIN · IMDB 6.5 · 477 VOTES · DIR. Gregor Nicholas
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 778 lines
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00:01:22 NINA: You know, one night
00:03:18 To my Nina! ALL: Nina!
00:07:05 No, you and your sister,
00:10:35 Hey, you looking good, gaijin.
00:13:18 And it was major panic.
00:18:10 Three more days,
00:22:34 Oh, really? Who?
00:24:52 Together with me? Yeah.
00:29:20 Anyone home?
00:32:11 Tata, please understand,
00:34:40 Otherwise they no believe they marry.
00:37:57 I love you.
00:42:09 No, no, no, no.
00:45:58 Hello.
00:54:17 Forget her...
00:56:40 Small Kiwi.
00:58:47 Nina, listen to me.
01:02:47 The dolphins over there.
01:06:18 Here. No.
01:08:29 Wu!
01:12:31 Huh?
01:18:51 Shut up!
01:23:03 Please don't.
01:27:58 my family.
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