Broken Circle Breakdown in the running for Best European Film

The Belgian film The Broken Circle Breakdown has garnered five nominations in the European Film Awards, including for the Best European Film of 2012. The film, directed by Felix Van Groeningen and based on the stage play by Johan Heldenbergh and Mieke Dobbels, had already been included in the People’s Choice category a few weeks ago. Now the film is in the running for best film, best director, best screenplay, best actor (Heldenbergh) and best actress (Veerle Baetens).

A story about the impact of a sick child on parents and the struggle to share grief, Broken Circle is up against five other contenders for best film in this 26th edition of the awards, including the multiple award-winning Spanish film Blancanieves and the Palm D’Or winner La Vie d’Adele. Broken Circle has already won several awards worldwide, including the Panorama Audience Award at the Berlin Film Festival and both Best Actress and Best Screenplay at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York.

The European Film Awards ceremony takes place on 7 December in Berlin.

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