Brokedown Palace
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Brokedown Palace |
| Original title | Brokedown Palace |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English , Thai |
| Publishing year | 1999 |
| length | 100 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Jonathan Kaplan |
| script |
David Arata (also story), Adam Fields |
| production | Adam Fields |
| music | David Newman |
| camera | Newton Thomas Sigel |
| cut | Curtiss Clayton |
| occupation | |
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Brokedown Palace (alternative title Brokedown Palace - Hope dies last , original title Brokedown Palace ) is an American drama from 1999 .
action
The students and childhood friends Darlene and Alice go on a vacation trip to Bangkok .
Here they get to know the Australian software specialist Nick, who helps them out of an awkward position. Together they plan to travel on to Hong Kong . Nick says he's flying ahead and gives the two tickets for the next day's flight. When Darlene and Alice arrive a little late at the airport, they are caught in a raid by the airport police. They find packets of heroin in the luggage of the two girls .
The girls are initially in custody and will later be tried. The verdict: 33 years in prison.
Together with their defense attorney "Yankee" Hank Greene, they reopen the case.
In the meantime, they must try to survive in a ruthless prison, Brokedown Palace . The pair attempt to escape and the sentence is extended by 15 years.
When a deal that Hank wants to negotiate for his innocent clients bursts, Alice sees only one way out to at least save Darlene: she takes all the guilt and agrees to serve not only her sentence but also Darlene. Darlene is then pardoned, and Alice is left alone at Brokedown Palace , knowing that Darlene and Hank will do everything to get her free.
Reviews
James Berardinelli praised the portrayals of Kate Beckinsale and Claire Danes on "ReelViews", but he described the film as "clichéd" and its dialogues as "unconvincing".
The German Film and Media Evaluation FBW in Wiesbaden awarded the film the title valuable.
background
The film was shot in Thailand and the Philippines .
At a cost of $ 25 million, the film grossed $ 10 million.
Individual evidence
Web links
- Brokedown Palace in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Brokedown Palace at Metacritic (English)
- Brokedown Palace inrotten tomatoes(English)