Broken Sun
Broken Sun is a 2008 Australian film set in 1944 about a World War II veteran who meets an escaped Japanese POW. The story is partly based on the Cowra breakout of 1944.[3] The film was the debut feature from Brad Haynes.[4]
| Broken Sun | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Brad Haynes |
| Produced by | Brad Hayne Sasha Huckstepp |
| Written by | Dacre Timbs |
| Starring | Taki Abe Rudi Baker |
| Music by | Matteo Zingales |
| Cinematography | Anthony Jennings |
| Edited by | Hayley Lake |
Release date |
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| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Budget | A$50,000[1] |
| Box office | A$5,089 (Australia)[2] |
Reception
Reviewing the film for The Sydney Morning Herald, critic Sandra Hall, while admiring the efforts of first-time director Brad Haynes, concluded that it "suffers at times under the weight of its anti-war theme".[5]
References
- Lynden Barber, "Broken Sun", Australian Screenonline accessed 11 November 2012
- "Australian Films at the Australian Box Office", Film Victoria Archived 9 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine accessed 11 November 2012
- Richard Kuipers, Review: ‘Broken Sun’, Variety, 22 April 2008, accessed 22 May 2014
- Luke Buckmaster, "Q & A with Broken Sun writer/director Brad Haynes", Infilm, 25 April 2008 Archived 19 April 2013 at the Wayback Machine accessed 11 November 2012
- Hall, Sandra (17 November 2008). "Broken Sun (film review)". The Sydney Morning Herald (online). Retrieved 11 November 2012.
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