| Broken | |
| Director: | Ben Verbong |
| Cinematography: | Lex Brand |
| Editing: | Stanley Kolk |
| Studio: | Nuts & Bolts Film Company |
| Distributor: | Dutch FilmWorks |
| Runtime: | 118 minutes |
| Country: | Netherlands |
| Language: | Dutch |
| Gross: | $1,323,818[1] |
Broken (Dutch: Toen ik je zag) is a 2023 Dutch drama film directed by Ben Verbong. The film won the Golden Film award after having sold 100,000 tickets.[2] [3]
The film tells the story of the romance between Isa Hoes and Antonie Kamerling as well as the events and circumstances leading up to Kamerling's suicide.[4] In the film, the characters are called Esther and Bastiaan and they are played by Noortje Herlaar and Egbert-Jan Weeber.[4]
The film is based on the 2013 book Toen ik je zag: mijn leven met Antonie written by Isa Hoes.[4] [5] The title is a reference to Kamerling's most successful hitsong Toen ik je zag which back in 1997 spent five weeks at the number 1 spot of the Dutch Top 40.[6]