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'''''Broken Sun''''' is a 2008 Australian film set in the 1940s about a [[World War I]] veteran who meets an escaped [[Japanese prisoners of war in World War II|Japanese POW]]. The story is partly based on the [[Cowra breakout]] of 1944.<ref>Richard Kuipers, [http://variety.com/2008/film/reviews/broken-sun-1200534979/ Review: ‘Broken Sun’], ''Variety'', 22 April 2008, accessed 22 May 2014</ref> The film was the debut feature from Brad Haynes.<ref>[http://www.infilm.com.au/?p=339 Luke Buckmaster, "Q & A with Broken Sun writer/director Brad Haynes", ''Infilm'', 25 April 2008] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130419161508/http://www.infilm.com.au/?p=339 |date=19 April 2013 }} accessed 11 November 2012</ref> |
'''''Broken Sun''''' is a 2008 Australian film set in the 1940s about a [[World War I]] veteran who meets an escaped [[Japanese prisoners of war in World War II|Japanese POW]]. The story is partly based on the [[Cowra breakout]] of 1944.<ref>Richard Kuipers, [http://variety.com/2008/film/reviews/broken-sun-1200534979/ Review: ‘Broken Sun’], ''Variety'', 22 April 2008, accessed 22 May 2014</ref> The film was the debut feature from Brad Haynes.<ref>[http://www.infilm.com.au/?p=339 Luke Buckmaster, "Q & A with Broken Sun writer/director Brad Haynes", ''Infilm'', 25 April 2008] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130419161508/http://www.infilm.com.au/?p=339 |date=19 April 2013 }} accessed 11 November 2012</ref> |
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Revision as of 09:39, 26 July 2017
| Broken Sun | |
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| Directed by | Brad Haynes |
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| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Budget | A$50,000[1] |
| Box office | A$5,089 (Australia)[2] |
Broken Sun is a 2008 Australian film set in the 1940s about a World War I 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]
Reception
Reviewing the film for The Sydney Morning Herald, critic Sandra Hall said that, 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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