The Broken Circle Breakdown
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Director Felix Van Groeningen Music director Bjorn Eriksson | 7.8/10 IMDb Genre Drama, Music, Romance Duration Language Flemish | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date 10 October 2012 (2012-10-10) Writer Johan Heldenbergh (play), Mieke Dobbels (play), Carl Joos (adaptation), Felix van Groeningen (adaptation), Charlotte Vandermeersch (collaboration on screenplay) Initial release October 10, 2012 (Belgium) Cast (Elise), Johan Heldenbergh (Didier), Nell Cattrysse (Maybelle), Geert Van Rampelberg (William), Nils De Caster (Jock), Robbie Cleiren (Jimmy)Similar movies Set in Belgium, Cancer movies, Dramas |
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The 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.
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- Cast
- Plot
- Production
- Soundtrack
- References

The film was selected as the Belgian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards, and was nominated. It was the winner of the 2013 LUX Prize.

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Cast

Plot

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 death of Maybelle has a devastating effect on their relationship and their lives.
Production
The film was shot from 18 July to 8 September 2011 in Belgium.
Soundtrack
The bluegrass soundtrack includes traditional songs as well as music composed for the film by Bjorn Eriksson. All the music in the band scenes is performed by the actors.
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References
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