

Broken Embraces
Passion, obsession, wealth, jealousy, family, guilt, and creativity.
Harry Caine, a blind writer, reaches this moment in time when he has to heal his wounds from 14 years back. He was then still known by his real name, Mateo Blanco, and directing his last movie.
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $18M
- Box office
- $31M
- Language
- English
- jealousy
- madrid, spain
- obsession
- love
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United StatesUS
- PremiereLos Angeles Latino Film Festival & New York Film Festival11 Oct 2009
- TheatricalRNew York City, New York20 Nov 2009
- TheatricalRLos Angeles, California11 Dec 2009
- TheatricalR15 Jan 2010
- TheatricalRDowners Grove, Illinois22 Feb 2010
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical1528 Aug 2009
AustriaAT
- Digital / OTT127 Aug 2009
BelgiumBE
- Theatrical1220 May 2009
BrazilBR
- PremiereRio de Janeiro International Film Festival24 Sept 2009
- PremiereSão Paulo International Film Festival23 Oct 2009
- Theatrical144 Dec 2009
DenmarkDK
- Theatrical (limited)1518 Mar 2009
FranceFR
- PremiereCannes Film Festival19 May 2009
- TheatricalTP20 May 2009
- TVarte9 May 2012
- TheatricalTPRe-release19 Jun 2019
GermanyDE
- Theatrical126 Aug 2009
GreeceGR
- PremiereAthens Film Festival27 Sept 2009
- Theatrical8 Oct 2009
- Theatrical (limited)Greek Film Archive22 Nov 2011
IsraelIL
- Theatrical2 Jul 2009
ItalyIT
- TheatricalT13 Nov 2009
JapanJP
- Digital / OTTPG126 Feb 2010
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Broken Embraces was released on 18 March 2009.
Audience reviews
1- B7/10
badelf
5/3/2025
Broken Embraces: Almodóvar's Hitchcockian Love Letter to Cinema In "Broken Embraces," Pedro Almodóvar doesn't so much break new ground as he refines the soil he has long cultivated. Following masterworks like "Talk to Her" and "Volver," this film represents not a revolution but an elegant culmination of the Spanish auteur's preoccupations, filtered through a distinctly Hitchcockian lens. The film unfolds as a c…
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