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Released 20 years ago.
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Breaking and Entering
2006 2h 9m EN
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6.1
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34%
ROTTEN
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56
METACRITIC
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6.5
IMDB
★6.1TMDB · 277🥫34%Rotten Tomatoes●56Metacritic★6.5IMDB · 23,740
DramaRomance
Synopsis
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Set in a blighted, inner-city neighbourhood of London, Breaking and Entering examines an affair which unfolds between a successful British landscape architect and Amira, a Bosnian woman – the mother of a troubled teen son – who was widowed by the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Jude Law
Will Francis
Juliette Binoche
Amira
Vera Farmiga
Oana
Robin Wright
Liv
Martin Freeman
Sandy
Rafi Gavron
Miro
Poppy Rogers
Bea
Ray Winstone
Bruno Fella
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Anthony Minghella
- Writers
- Anthony Minghella
- Languages
- English, German
- Countries
- United Kingdom, United States of America
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, German.
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International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, United States of America.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Anthony Minghella, shot by Benoît Delhomme. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Underworld. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Lisa Gunning shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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Jude Law and Juliette Binoche and Vera Farmiga carry the top of the cast.
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IMDB entry: tt0443456 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Anthony Minghella directs. Benoît Delhomme behind the camera. Underworld scores. Lisa Gunning cuts. Produced in United Kingdom, United States of America. Dialogue in English, German.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 20 years ago.
- 2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, German.
- 3International production across 2 countries: United Kingdom, United States of America.
- 4Directed by Anthony Minghella, shot by Benoît Delhomme. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Original score by Underworld. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 6Editor Lisa Gunning shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 7Jude Law and Juliette Binoche and Vera Farmiga carry the top of the cast.
- 8IMDB entry: tt0443456 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Benoît Delhomme
- Original score
- Underworld
- Editing
- Lisa Gunning
- Production design
- Alex McDowell
- Costume design
- Natalie Ward
- Makeup / hair
- Julie Dartnell
- Sound
- Mike Prestwood Smith
- Runtime
- 129 min · 2h 9m
- Status
- Released
- Box office
- $8,974,829
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- R
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 34% 🥫 Rotten
- Metacritic
- 56/100
- IMDB rating
- 6.5/10 · 23,740 votes
- MPAA
- R
Awards
6 nominations total
Also by
Anthony Minghella
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
Miramax
US
The Weinstein Company
US
Mirage Enterprises
US
Key crew
- ProducerAnthony Minghella
- ProducerTim Bricknell
- EditorLisa Gunning
- Associate ProducerD-Teflon
- Art DirectionAndy Nicholson
- Executive ProducerColin Vaines
- CastingMichelle Guish
- Production ExecutiveDavid Greenbaum
- Executive ProducerBob Weinstein
- CastingGaby Kester
- Production DesignAlex McDowell
- Costume DesignNatalie Ward
- Executive ProducerHarvey Weinstein
- Line ProducerAnita Overland
- Set DecorationAnna Pinnock
- Associate ProducerSteve E. Andrews
- ProducerSydney Pollack
- Special Effects CoordinatorSam Conway
- Makeup ArtistJulie Dartnell
- HairstylistJulie Dartnell
- Makeup ArtistIvana Primorac
- Makeup ArtistJulie Thom
- ADR MixerPeter Gleaves
- Sound Re-Recording MixerMike Prestwood Smith
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- london, england
- robbery
- architect
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2006-12-15R
Also known as
International titles
- Breaking and EnteringUS
- Complicità e SospettiIT
- Par effractionFR
- Invasão de DomicílioBR
