The Broken (2008) - film review

Sean Ellis

Horror / Thriller

Summary

Life appears to be going well for Gina. She has a good job, as a radiographer in a London hospital, and is in a steady relationship, with Stéphane, a Frenchman. Then, one day, her world starts to fall apart. It begins when a mirror falls from the wall and smashes when she is having a birthday meal with her father. Gina interprets this as a bad omen. Later, she sees a woman who appears to be her exact double sitting behind the steering wheel of a car that is identical to her own. Intrigued, Gina follows the strange woman back to her apartment and makes a shocking discovery...

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Credits

Director: Sean Ellis
Script: Sean Ellis
Photo: Angus Hudson
Music: Guy Farley
Cast: Lena Headey (Gina McVey), Richard Jenkins (John McVey), Asier Newman (Daniel McVey), Michelle Duncan (Kate Coleman), Melvil Poupaud (Stéphane Chambers), Natasha Alderslade (Secretary), Elle Crocker (Michelle Duncan’s body double), Kubrick Ellis (Ginger the Dog), Stan Ellis (Stan the Janitor), Daren Elliott Holmes (Simon), Ulrich Thomsen (Dr. Robert Zachman), Chris Wilson (Nervous Passenger)
Country: France / UK
Language: English
Runtime: 88 min
Aka: The Broken

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