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Elise (Veerle Baetens) and Didier (Johan Heldenbergh) fall in love at first . She has her own tattoo shop and he plays the banjo in a bluegrass band. They bond over their shared enthusiasm for American music and culture, and dive headfirst into a sweeping romance that plays out on and off stage--but when an unexpected tragedy hits their new family, everything they know and love is tested. An intensely moving portrait of a relationship from beginning to end, propelled by a soundtrack of foot-stomping bluegrass, THE BROKEN CIRCLE BREAKDOWN is a romantic drama of the highest order. *In Flemish with English Subtitles* Special Features: Interview with Director Felix van Groeningen Review ------ . . . has perfect harmony. --New York Post 4 Stars --NY Daily News P.when('A').execute(function(A) { A.on('a:expander:toggle_description:toggle:collapse', function(data) { window.scroll(0, data.expander.$expander[0].offsetTop-100); }); }); About the Actor --------------- Veerle Baetens (born 24 January 1978) is a Flemish actress. Baetens was born in Brasschaat, Belgium. She followed a musical education at the Brusselse Hoger Instituut voor Dramatische Kunsten. She is probably best known for her roles in Sara, The Broken Circle Breakdown and many other Flemish movies. In 2005, she won the John Kraaijkamp Musical Award, in the category of 'Leading Actress in a musical', for the title role in the Dutch musical adaptation of Pippi Longstocking. In 2008, she won the Flemish TV-star Award (Flemish equivalent of the Emmy Award) for Best Actress and Most Popular TV Personality, both for the title role in Sara. In 2012, she brought out an album with her group Dallas. The album is called Take it all. In 2013, she won the best actress competition at the European Film Awards for her role in The Broken Circle Breakdown. Johan Heldenbergh (born May 11, 1967) is a Flemish actor, writer and (theatre) director. He gained international fame by starring in movies as A Day in a Life (2007), Moscow, Belgium (2008), The Misfortunates (2009) and The Broken Circle Breakdown (2012). About the Director ------------------ Felix Van Groeningen is a Flemish film director and producer in the drama genre. Van Groeningen followed a training in audiovisual arts at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Ghent and graduated in 2000. He became famous because of his debut movie Steve + Sky casting among others former model Delfine Bafort (who has also been his lover) and Flemish actor Titus De Voogdt. For this movie he received the Plateau Award 2004 for Best Belgian Film. In 2007 he brought out Dagen Zonder Lief, with actors as An Miller. The soundtrack was written by Jef Neve. In 2008 he started directing The Misfortunates, an adaptation for the screen of the book De helaasheid der dingen by Dimitri Verhulst. The picture, that was brought out in October 2009 in Belgium and the Netherlands, was selected in May 2009 for the Quinzaine des Réalisateurs from the International Film Festival of Cannes. There The Misfortunates won the Prix Art et Essai, a distinction of the organisation that makes a resumen of 3.000 independent cinemas worldwide. Subsequently Van Groeningen won also the Jo Röpcke Award 2009 at the Ghent Film Festival. On 9 October 2012 Felix Van Groeningen opened the Film Festival in his city of birth with his fourth movie The Broken Circle Breakdown, a country-movie starring Johan Heldenbergh and Veerle Baetens. He also directed a couple of shortfilms and theatre pieces. See more ( javascript:void(0) )