Past screening

Broken English

Directed by: Iain Forsyth
Runtime: 1h 39min Certificate: 15 Year: 2025

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Directed by: Iain Forsyth
Runtime: 1h 39min Certificate: 15 Year: 2025
Country: UK
Last Screened: Thu 2nd Apr 2026

A survivor, provocateur, and true original, Marianne Faithfull spent more than six decades defying expectations - releasing over 35 albums while constantly reinventing herself.

Broken English is an intimate and unflinching exploration of a fractured yet unbreakable life shaped by fame, creativity and relentless public scrutiny.

The film unfolds within The Ministry of Not Forgetting — an imagined, cinematic institution where memory and mythology collide. Featuring a cast led by Tilda Swinton and George MacKay, with powerful, intimate performances from friends and collaborators including Nick Cave & Warren Ellis, Courtney Love and Suki Waterhouse.

Broken English is a genre-defying act of resilience and rebellion. Marianne Faithfull’s final fearless declaration – her defiant swan song.