After seeing herself drive down the street, Radiologist Gina McVey unravels a mystery centered around a broken mirror.After seeing herself drive down the street, Radiologist Gina McVey unravels a mystery centered around a broken mirror.After seeing herself drive down the street, Radiologist Gina McVey unravels a mystery centered around a broken mirror.
- Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination
- Ginger the Dog
- (as Kubrick)
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- TriviaThe inventive spelling of the title reads somewhat silly in Norwegian and Danish since the Ø in broken is a letter in the alphabet in these languages and sounds like the "u" in "burden". In addition "brøken" is the Norwegian and Danish word meaning "the fraction".
- GoofsWhenever it shows the car-wreck (and the replays thereof), the "person" in the driver-seat is obviously a dummy.
- Quotes
[Kate and Gina are kneeling down to sweep up the large mirror that suddenly broke during dinner while the men of the family stand by and watch them]
Kate Coleman: [Quietly to Gina] I guess that's seven years back luck then.
Gina McVey: [mischievously whispering] I thought it was seven years bad sex.
Kate Coleman: No, I've already had that.
Daniel McVey: Oi, I heard that.
Kate Coleman: [smiling up at her husband] Baby, that was before I met you.
[John, Gina and Kate's father, is apparently oblivious to the entire by-play that's occurred and preoccupied by the broken mirror]
John McVey: Do you think we can fix it?
- Crazy creditsIf the music played during the first half of the closing credits sounds a bit off, that's because it's being played backwards.
- Alternate versionsLionsgate released the DVD in North American with a cropped 1.78:1 ratio. This means approx 24 percent of the original composition is missing. The DVD release in European was in its original cinematic ratio of 2.35:1. Same cropping goes for the Scandinavian DVD and Blu-ray releases by Atlantic Film.
What this film did for me was to relay an uneasy and compelling atmosphere, something which I think is lacking in most modern horror films. This was created by the slow unending shots which seemed to have annoyed a lot of people. I admit at times I was thinking 'come on, get on with it' but perhaps that was due to the discomfort I felt.
If I was to explain to somebody the premise of this movie, and what I thought it was about, I must admit that it would sound ludicrous. But sometimes good films don't need plausibility, nor do they need everything tied up in the end so the viewer can leave it behind knowing exactly what was what.
I had an emotional reaction to this film, and this is becoming more and more rare for me in modern films. Also, it is worth noting that the acting was exceptional and very understated. Richard Jenkins is becoming godlike in his abilities and he once again doesn't disappoint here.
I would recommend this to people. It is far from perfect. But for a slow-paced psychological and mysterious celluloid experience, it pushes a lot of the right buttons.
- bexandbarn
- Apr 12, 2009
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- Also known as
- Tan Nát
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Box office
- Budget
- £4,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $1,688,551
- Runtime1 hour 33 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1