Broken Horses is a 2015 crime thriller film directed by Vidhu Vinod Chopra and starring Anton Yelchin, Chris Marquette, Vincent D'Onofrio, María Valverde, Thomas Jane, and Sean Patrick Flanery. It was released on April 10, 2015.[2][1] It is a remake of the 1989 Indian film Parinda, also directed by Chopra.
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| Directed by | Vidhu Vinod Chopra |
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| Based on | Parinda (Hindi)(1989) by Vidhu Vinod Chopra |
| Produced by | Vidhu Vinod Chopra |
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| Cinematography | Tom Stern[1] |
| Edited by | Todd E. Miller |
| Music by | John Debney[2] |
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Running time | 101 minutes[5] |
| Countries | United States India |
| Language | English |
Plot
editFirmly in the tradition of American Westerns, it follows the lives of the two orphaned brothers. The older one, Buddy, sees his father being shot. Vulnerable and described as "slow", Buddy gets co-opted by gangster Julius Hench and turns into his key assassin. While Buddy grows up in a lawless environment, younger brother Jakey is a violinist auditioning for the New York Philharmonic and on the verge of marrying his Italian girlfriend. But first Jakey must return to his dusty home town near the U.S.–Mexican border to receive his wedding present from his older brother. Returning to that one-horse town opens up unhealed wounds and forces Jakey and Buddy to confront some ugly truths.
Hench will not let Buddy quit the job. He will do anything to keep his most efficient, easily manipulated killing machine on his rolls, including bumping off Jakey. When Jakey realizes what Buddy is up against, he orchestrates a rather poorly designed plan to help them both escape from Hench.
Cast
edit- Vincent D'Onofrio as Julius Hench
- Anton Yelchin as Jacob Heckum
- Nicholas Neve as Young Jacob Heckum
- Chris Marquette as Buddy Heckum
- Henry Shotwell as Young Buddy Heckum
- María Valverde as Vittoria
- Thomas Jane as Gabriel Heckum
- Sean Patrick Flanery as Ignacio
- Wes Chatham as "Ace"
- Greg Serano as Miguel Santion
- Sadie Alexandru as Santion's Wife
- Jeremy Luke as Franco
- Juan Riedinger as Eric
- Jordi Caballero as Mario Vargos Garza
- Jonathon Schaech as Agent McBradden
Production
editPrincipal photography began on October 29, 2012, in and around Los Angeles.[1]
The teaser trailer for the film was released on December 19, 2014.[2] Reliance Entertainment is presenting the film together with Vinod Chopra Films.[6]
Reception
editThe film received mostly negative reception from the critics.[7] Writing for Variety, Ben Kenigsberg gave a mixed review and said, "This overwrought tale of two orphaned brothers and their violent hometown reunion fails to convince on several crucial levels, including plotting and dialogue. Despite name cast members and ace work from a Clint Eastwood regular [director of photography] Tom Stern, the audience for this curio exists mainly in the Twilight Zone, which is where the movie often seems to be set."[8]
References
edit- ^ a b c Bhattacharya, Roshmil (October 17, 2014). "Chopra rides into Hollywood". Times of India. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
- ^ a b c "'Broken Horses' teaser update: To be launch with 'PK'". India Glitz. December 17, 2014. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
- ^ a b c "Broken Horses (2015)". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
- ^ "Vinod Chopra's Hollywood film Broken Horses to release on April 10, 2015". The Times of India. 11 December 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
- ^ "BROKEN HORSES (15)". British Board of Film Classification. March 25, 2015. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
- ^ Sur, Prateek (December 17, 2014). "Vidhu Vinod Chopra's Hollywood project Broken Horses' trailer to be released with Aamir Khan's PK". Bollywood Life. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
- ^ Mehta, Ankita (April 10, 2015). "'Broken Horses' Movie Review Roundup: Hollywood Remake of 'Parinda' Gets Mixed Response". International Business Times. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
- ^ Kenigsberg, Ben (April 6, 2015). "Film Review: 'Broken Horses'". Variety. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
