Broken
Skunk is an 11 year-old girl who lives a carefree life with her father, on a cul-de-sac in a very much middle-class neighborhood in Britain. At the beginning of the movie Skunk sees Rick, a young man living across the street, getting violently beaten up by yet another neighbor, Mr. Oswald. We later learn that one of Oswald's daughters, in order to save face, told her dad that Rick raped her, following which Oswalt in a rage pummels Rick. Skunk is unwittingly drawn into the neighbors' unfolding melodrama of violence, sex, and life-shattering illness. her home, neighborhood and school become treacherous environments where the happy certainties of childhood give way to fear-filled doubt. She is drawn into an ethereal chaos from which she may only return through the intense love of those closest to her.
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Victoria | Available |
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Families > Drama. Malicious accusation > Drama. Suburbs > England > Drama. Coma > Patients > Drama. Violence > England > Drama. |
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Feature films. Video recordings. Drama. |
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Physical Description
videodisc
1 videodisc (91, 15 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. - Publisher [New York] : Film Movement ; Prince Frederick, MD : RB Media, [2013], 2012.
Content descriptions
General Note: | Based on the novel by Daniel Clay. Screenplay by Mark O'Rowe. Special features include: This month's short film: The way the world ends / dir. Matthew B. Wolff. Originally released as a motion picture, 2012. GMD: videodisc. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Tim Roth, Cillian Murphy, Rory Kinnear, Robert Emms, Eloise Laurence. |
Target Audience Note: | Not rated. |
System Details Note: | DVD; widescreen presentation (16:9), Dolby surround; region 1. |
Language Note: | English ; closed-captioned. |