Broken Mirrors (1984)

Original title

Gebroken spiegels

Directed by

Marleen Gorris

Genre

drama film, crime film

Country

Netherlands

Runtime

1h 52m

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 12 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film follows two storylines that run parallel. One shows a group of women working as prostitutes in a brothel. The other follows a man who kidnaps women and tortures them.

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What happens

Broken Mirrors (Dutch: Gebroken spiegels) is a Dutch thriller drama film, directed by Marleen Gorris and released in 1984. An exploration of the oppression of women, the film juxtaposes the story of a group of prostitutes living in a brothel with the story of a man who kidnaps women and tortures them. The cast includes Lineke Rijxman, Henriëtte Tol, Edda Barends, Coby Stunnenberg, Carla Hardy, Marijke Veugelers, Arline Renfurm, Anke van 't Hof, Hedda Oledzky, Elja Pelgrom, Johan Leysen, Rolf Leenders, Eddie Brugman, Beppie Melissen and Wim Wama. The film premiered in September 1984 at the Utrecht Film Festival. It was later screened at international film festivals including the 35th Berlin International Film Festival, the 1985 Toronto International Film Festival, and the 1985 Frameline Film Festival. At Frameline, the film was the winner of the Audience Award. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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