The Broken Circle Breakdown

Elise (Veerle Baetens) and Didier (Johan Heldenbergh) fall in love at first sight. 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 melodrama of the highest order.

In addition to its Oscar® nomination for Best Foreign Language Film, The Broken Circle Breakdown has gathered acclaim around the globe, leading the European Film Awards with five nominations, with Veerle Baetens taking home the Best Actress award. It was honored with the Panorama Audience Award at the 2013 Berlin International Film Festival, the Best Actress and Best Screenplay awards at the 2013 Tribeca Film Festival, and this past weekend won the FIPRESCI Prize for Best Foreign Language Film of the Year at the 2014 Palm Springs International Film Festival. The film was also recognized as Best Foreign Language Film by the Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association.

An Oscar nominee for Best Foreign Language Film.