Broke
78 minutes /
Ages 17+ /
2009 /
Canada /
Average:
Comedies / Documentaries / Foreign
"Broke" is a complex, powerful cinéma vérité account of day-to-day life in a pawnshop.
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Set in a pawnshop, this cinéma vérité masterpiece tells the story of the unlikely friendship between a cynic pawnbroker and his sweet but psychopathic assistant. "Broke" is a complex, powerful cinéma vérité account of day-to-day life in a pawnshop. The documentary gives us an intimate glimpse into a world most of us luckily do not have to know. Although often as funny and surprising as a sitcom, it bluntly points to the hardships and desperation of the marginalized. As the pawnbroker states: "You don't see it in your rarefied living conditions, you don't see how the poor people live, unless you come here. Tragic, some of it."
Crew
Commissioning Editor: Jane JankovicMusic: Louis Sedmark
Music: Van Wilmott
Cinematographer: Sergio Olivares
Film Editor: Scott Parker
Production Manager: Rosie Dransfeld
Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Perry Blackman
Sound : Ashley Chugg
Sound : Philip Dransfeld
Sound : Carey Opper
Still Photographer: Dustin Delf
Additional Camera: Mike Ouellette
Production Assistant: Philip Dransfeld
Independent Production Officer: TVO: Linda Fong
Calgary International Film Festival (Calgary, Canada) -- Official Selection (Nominated)
Vancouver International Film Festival -- Official Selection (Nominated)
Yorkton Documentary Festival -- Best Documentary Feature (Nominated)
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Outstanding film with exceptional characters.
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