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The Broken Circle Breakdown

Drama

Directed by Felix van Groeningen

The loss of their young daughter threatens to destroy the love and faith of two married musicians. From TMDB

5 reactions from 2 sources (Bluesky, TMDB reviews) · newest Jul 4, 2025 · last updated Oct 14, 2026 · How this works

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The Broken Circle Breakdown is a 2012 drama film, directed by Felix van Groeningen, starring Veerle Baetens, Johan Heldenbergh and Nell Cattrysse.

  • 5 people have posted about this film on Bluesky, TMDB reviews
  • posts span Feb 25, 2024 to Jul 4, 2025

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  • Telathiel | Tasha @telathiel.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 24, 2025

    If anyone ever wants to see a Flemish (the Dutch-speaking part of Belgium) movie - The Broken Circle Breakdown is now showing on Mubi. It's been about 10 years since I've seen it, but it's really heartfelt and emotional, and has some of Flanders' top acting talent. mubi.com/en/be/films/...

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  • Simon Taylor @simon-taylor.netBluesky · Feb 25, 2024

    📽️ Movie Challenge 2024 - Week 8 Watch a movie featuring shapes in the title/plot. This week I watched: Arrival – where the aliens communicate using circles Tetris The Shape of Things The Shape of Water The Broken Circle Breakdown Le Cercle Rouge Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle

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  • Sarah Manvel @cairdiul.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 4, 2025

    A really good movie about Americana cosplay by Europeans is THE BROKEN CIRCLE BREAKDOWN, which is also emotionally devastating for other reasons

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  • Educ8tusAll🐎 @educ8tusall.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 15, 2024

    Now watching The Broken Circle Breakdown (2012) This foreign film has helped me to see just how much I really like bluegrass music. So far I'm riveted.

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  • CinemaSerf @Geronimo1967TMDB reviews · Apr 14, 2024

    This reminded me quite a lot, at times, of "Walk the Line" (2005). "Didier" (Johan Heldenbergh) is a folk musician who believes in little but himself and his band. That is, until he encounters "Elise" (Veerle Baetens). She is a woman of quite profound faith and the two don't seem like they'll make a recipe for an instant hit. They do, though, and shortly afterwards a baby is on the horizon. He's not so keen, he doesn't feel ready (or even that willing) to be a father but have it they do, and…

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Veerle Baetens
Elise
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Johan Heldenbergh
Didier
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Nell Cattrysse
Maybelle
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Geert Van Rampelberg
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Nils De Caster
Jock
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Robbie Cleiren
Jimmy
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Bert Huysentruyt
Jef
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Jan Bijvoet
Koen

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