The Broken Giant

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The Broken Giant
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Directed byEstep Nagy
Written byEstep Nagy
Starring John Glover
Brooke Smith
Will Arnett
Chris Noth
Missy Yager
Release date
  • 1997 (1997)
CountryUnited States
Language English

The Broken Giant is a 1997 American drama film written and directed by Estep Nagy, and starring John Glover, Brooke Smith and Will Arnett. It is meditative in style, with long silences and highly composed photography. The film was acquired by the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art in 2000. The soundtrack was released as Songs Put Together For (The Broken Giant) by Will Oldham.

Plot

A young minister in a small town gives sanctuary at his church to a girl who mysteriously arrives out of breath and apparently running from something, or somebody.


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