The Broken Circle Breakdown

2012 film by Felix Van Groeningen
Movie film Q2529538
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

The Broken Circle Breakdown

Summary

The Broken Circle Breakdown is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (70 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Broken Circle Breakdown received the César Award for Best Foreign Film[3].
  • The Broken Circle Breakdown received the Satellite Award for Best Foreign Language Film[4].
  • The Broken Circle Breakdown received the César Award for Best Foreign Film[5].
  • The Broken Circle Breakdown received the Lux Prize[6].
  • The Broken Circle Breakdown received the European Film Award for Best Actress[7].
  • The Broken Circle Breakdown's instance of is recorded as film[8].
  • The Broken Circle Breakdown's director is recorded as Felix van Groeningen[9].
  • The Broken Circle Breakdown's screenwriter is recorded as Felix van Groeningen[10].
  • The Broken Circle Breakdown's screenwriter is recorded as Carl Joos[11].
  • The Broken Circle Breakdown's screenwriter is recorded as Charlotte Vandermeersch[12].
  • The Broken Circle Breakdown's screenwriter is recorded as Mieke Dobbels[13].
  • The Broken Circle Breakdown's screenwriter is recorded as Johan Heldenbergh[14].
  • The Broken Circle Breakdown's composer is recorded as Bjorn Eriksson[15].
  • The Broken Circle Breakdown's genre is recorded as drama film[16].
  • The Broken Circle Breakdown's genre is recorded as romance film[17].
  • The Broken Circle Breakdown's cast member is recorded as Veerle Baetens[18].
  • The Broken Circle Breakdown's cast member is recorded as Johan Heldenbergh[19].
  • The Broken Circle Breakdown's cast member is recorded as Geert Van Rampelberg[20].
  • The Broken Circle Breakdown's cast member is recorded as Robbie Cleiren[21].
  • The Broken Circle Breakdown's cast member is recorded as Blanka Heirman[22].
  • The Broken Circle Breakdown's cast member is recorded as Jan Bijvoet[23].
  • The Broken Circle Breakdown's cast member is recorded as Bert Huysentruyt[24].
  • The Broken Circle Breakdown's cast member is recorded as Ruth Beeckmans[25].
  • The Broken Circle Breakdown's cast member is recorded as Jan Hammenecker[26].
  • The Broken Circle Breakdown's cast member is recorded as Dominique Van Malder[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Producers include Dirk Impens[28] and Rudy Verzyck[29]. The Broken Circle Breakdown's director is recorded as Felix van Groeningen[9]. Screenwriters include Felix van Groeningen[10], Carl Joos[11], Charlotte Vandermeersch[12], Mieke Dobbels[13], and Johan Heldenbergh[14]. Cast members include Veerle Baetens[18], Johan Heldenbergh[19], Geert Van Rampelberg[20], Robbie Cleiren[21], Blanka Heirman[22], and Jan Bijvoet[23].

Publication

Publication dates include +2012-10-10T00:00:00Z[30], +2013-04-25T00:00:00Z[31], +2013-09-05T00:00:00Z[32], and +2012-01-01T00:00:00Z[33]. Original languages include Dutch[34], English[35], and Flemish Dutch[36]. Genres include drama film[16] and romance film[17].

Reception

Awards received include César Award for Best Foreign Film[3], a César Award[37], in France[38], founded in 1976[39]; Satellite Award for Best Foreign Language Film[4], a class of award[40], in United States[41]; Lux Prize[6], a film award[42], founded in 2007[43]; and European Film Award for Best Actress[7], an award for best leading actress[44], founded in 1988[45]. Reviews include 83%[46], 7.3/10[47], and 70/100[48].

Adaptations and Inspiration

After a work by Johan Heldenbergh[49] and Mieke Dobbels[50].

Why It Matters

The Broken Circle Breakdown ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (70 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]

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], César Award for Best Foreign Film[5], and Lux Prize[6].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  7. [14] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  8. [15] . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] . wikidata.org.
  10. [17] . wikidata.org.
  11. [18] . wikidata.org.
  12. [19] . wikidata.org.
  13. [20] . wikidata.org.
  14. [21] . wikidata.org.
  15. [22] . wikidata.org.
  16. [23] . wikidata.org.
  17. [24] . wikidata.org.
  18. [25] . wikidata.org.
  19. [26] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [27] . wikidata.org.
  21. [28] . wikidata.org.
  22. [29] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [3] . wikidata.org.
  24. [4] . wikidata.org.
  25. [5] . wikidata.org.
  26. [6] . luxprize.eu. luxprize.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [7] . europeanfilmacademy.org. Retrieved . europeanfilmacademy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [34] . wikidata.org.
  29. [35] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  30. [36] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  31. [46] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [47] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [48] . wikidata.org.
  34. [30] . wikidata.org.
  35. [31] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [32] . nmhh.hu. nmhh.hu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [33] . wikidata.org.
  38. [49] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  39. [50] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [51] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [52] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). The Broken Circle Breakdown. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-broken-circle-breakdown
MLA “The Broken Circle Breakdown.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-broken-circle-breakdown.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_the-broken-circle-breakdown_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{The Broken Circle Breakdown}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-broken-circle-breakdown}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): The Broken Circle Breakdown — https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-broken-circle-breakdown (retrieved 2026-04-10)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-broken-circle-breakdown · Last refreshed: