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The Broken Circle Breakdown is a belge film of genre Drama directed by Felix Van Groeningen released in USA on 1 november 2012 with Veerle Baetens
The Broken Circle Breakdown (2012)
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Add to a movie listThe Broken Circle Breakdown is a 2012 Belgian drama film directed by Felix Van Groeningen. Based on the play written by Johan Heldenbergh and Mieke Dobbels, its main characters are Didier, played by Heldenbergh, and Elise, played by actress/singer Veerle Baetens. Young newcomer Nell Cattrysse is their ill daughter Maybelle.
The film was selected as the Belgian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards, and was on the nominated shortlist. It was the winner of the 2013 LUX Prize.
Synopsis
The film is set in Ghent, in the Flemish Region of Belgium, and explores the lives of Didier and Elise over seven years as they fall in love through their passion for bluegrass music. They have a daughter, Maybelle, who develops cancer after her sixth birthday, and succumbs to it within a year. The outcome of Maybelle's illness has a devastating effect on their relationship and their lives.Actors
Veerle Baetens
(Elise)
Johan Heldenbergh
(Didier)
Nell Cattrysse
(Maybelle)
Jan Bijvoet
(Koen)
Blanka Heirman
(Denise)
Jan Hammenecker
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