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The Broken Circle Breakdown

2012 film by Felix Van Groeningen
Movie film Q2529538
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Summary

The Broken Circle Breakdown is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,981 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: César Award for Best Foreign Film[3], Satellite Award for Best Foreign Language Film[4], Lux Prize[5], European Film Award for Best Actress[6]
  • Director: Felix van Groeningen[7]
  • Screenwriter: Felix van Groeningen[8], Carl Joos[9], Charlotte Vandermeersch[10], Mieke Dobbels[11], Johan Heldenbergh[12]
  • Composer: Bjorn Eriksson[13]
  • Genre: drama film[14], romance film[15]
  • Cast member: Veerle Baetens[16], Johan Heldenbergh[17], Geert Van Rampelberg[18], Robbie Cleiren[19], Blanka Heirman[20], Jan Bijvoet[21], Bert Huysentruyt[22], Ruth Beeckmans[23], Jan Hammenecker[24], Dominique Van Malder[25], Bjorn Eriksson[26], Nell Cattrysse[27], George W. Bush[28]
  • Producer: Dirk Impens[29], Rudy Verzyck[30]
  • Production company: Menuet[31]
  • Director of photography: Ruben Impens[32]
  • Original language of film or TV show: Dutch[33], English[34], Flemish Dutch[35]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[36]
  • Review score: 83%[37], 7.3/10[38], 70/100[39]
  • Color: color[40]
  • Country of origin: Netherlands[41], Belgium[42]
  • Publication date: October 10, 2012[43], April 25, 2013[44], September 5, 2013[45], January 1, 2012[46]
  • Distributed by: Cirko Film[47]
  • Narrative location: Belgium[48]
  • Official website: http://www.thebrokencirclebreakdown.be/[49]
  • Film editor: Nico Leunen[50]
  • Participant in: 26th European Film Awards[51]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best International Feature Film[52], Satellite Award for Best Foreign Language Film[53], César Award for Best Foreign Film[54], Lux Prize[55], European Film Award for Best Actor[56], European Film Award for Best Actress[57], European Film Award for Best Director[58], European Film Award for Best Screenwriter[59], European Film Award for Best Film[60], European Film Award – People's Choice Award for Best European Film[61], International Submission to the Academy Awards[62]
  • Title: The Broken Circle Breakdown[63]
  • After a work by: Johan Heldenbergh[64], Mieke Dobbels[65]
  • Different from: Q16613878[66]

Why It Matters

The Broken Circle Breakdown has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[67] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[68]

FAQs

What awards did The Broken Circle Breakdown receive?

Honors received include César Award for Best Foreign Film[3], Satellite Award for Best Foreign Language Film[4], and Lux Prize[5].

Related Entities

Belgium film George W. Bush Netherlands

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  5. [11] ↑ . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
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  28. [6] ↑ . europeanfilmacademy.org. Retrieved . europeanfilmacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  32. [34] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
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  35. [37] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  42. [44] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . nmhh.hu. nmhh.hu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  49. [51] ↑ . europeanfilmacademy.org. Retrieved . europeanfilmacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  50. [52] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  53. [55] ↑ . luxprize.eu. luxprize.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  54. [56] ↑ . europeanfilmacademy.org. Retrieved . europeanfilmacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [67] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [68] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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