BROKEN ENGLISH
A RUSTIC CANYON and PHANTOSCOPIC production in association with Magna Studios, Globe Originals, Q&A Entertainment and Cold Iron Pictures
A FILM BY IAIN FORSYTH & JANE POLLARD
PRODUCED BY BETH EARL
Written by Iain Forsyth & Jane Pollard with Ian Martin
Additional material – Will Maclean
CAST
THE MINISTRY
The Overseer – Tilda Swinton
The Record Keeper – George MacKay
The Researcher – Sophia Di Martino
The Media Archivist – Zawe Ashton
The Replacement – Calvin Demba
The Narrator – Derek Jacobi
The Voice Artist – Kerry Shale
The Composer – Rob Ellis with Adrian Utley and Ben Christophers
THE PERFORMANCES
Beth Orton with Warren Ellis
Suki Waterhouse with Adrian Utley
Courtney Love with Barry Reynolds and Thurston Moore, Debbie Googe, Adrian Utley, Rob Ellis, Ben Christophers
Ed Harcourt
Jehnny Beth with Johnny Hostile and choreographer Kate Coyne
Marianne Faithfull with Nick Cave & Warren Ellis and David Courts
THE DEBATE
The Moderator – Edith Bowman
Sophie Fiennes, Sophia Guillory, Katy Hessel, Natasha Khan, Harriet Vyner
The Engineer – Chris Deane
CREW
Cinematography – Daniel Landin BSC
Additional Cinematography – Erik Alexander Wilson BSC
Production Design – Alison Dominitz
Costume Design – Jerry Stafford
Ministry Identity and Title Design – Barnbrook
First Assistant Director – Simon Rooke
Editor – Luke Clayton Thompson
Original Music – Rob Ellis
Additional Music – Adrian Utley
Sound Design – Martin Pavey
Music Supervisor – Lucy Bright
Production Sound Mixers – Adam Laschinger, Alan Mac Feely
Camera Operators – Jason Brooks, Daniel Landin, Derrick Peters, Erik Alexander Wilson
Archive Producers – Kate Griffiths, Mike Griffiths, Tess McNally-Watson
Executive Producers – Thomas Benski, Marisa Clifford, Isabel Davis, Tim O’Shea, Marc Robinson, Victoria Steventon, Julia Xu
Co-Executive Producers – Miranda Bailey, Oliver Hsu, Jennifer Lin, Cristina Ljungberg, Tien-Tsung Ma, Stuart Souter, Julia Stier, Alvin Wang
Co-Producers – Liam Coutts, Laura Rees
Line Producers – Lottie Allen, Madeleine Davis, Sally Hall, Ronny Merdinger
Production Manager – Thea Milford
Additional Editors – Simon Bryant, Mátyás Fekete, Jo Walker
Assistant Editors – Jordan Tallis, Bruna Tolomeli
Assistant to Marianne Faithfull – Alex Papachristou-Cox, Anna-Marie Henderson
Stills Photography – Joseph Lynn, Dan McKenzie-Cossou, Amelia Troubridge
Second Assistant Director – Eleanor Robinson
Third Assistant Director – Darcy Touhey
First Assistant Camera – Robbie Chapman, Colin Coomber, Joshua Dadson, Merritt Gold, Becky Lee, James Perry, Benjamin WG Smith, Adrian Stevens, Josefine Thieme
Gaffers – Jasper Clarkson, Tim Jordan. Stefan Mitchell, Thomas Northam, Larry Prinz, Jono Yates
Best Boys – Michael Fokias, Niall Higgins, Hassan Menk
Electrician – Evance Breteuil
Digital Imaging Technicians – Jonathan Boyd, Joe Charsley-Smith, Shahidul Khan
Video Assist – Philippe Clavier
Art Director – Nancy Brown, Harrison Clark
Draughtsman – Cerys Squance Clark
Set Decorator – Jackie Castelli
Ministry Design Renderings – Raj Patel, Andreea Felciuc
Production Music Mixer – Luis Almau, George Chung, Matt Jaggar, Scott Knapper
Music Mix Engineer – Luis Alamau
Score Mix Engineer – Simon Byrt
Dialogue Editor – Nikki Ruck
Foley Mixer and Editor – Ben Cross
Foley Artist – Ian Waggott
Picture Post by Dirty Looks
Head of DI – Tom Balkwill
Colourist – Gareth Bishop
Additional Colouring – Claire Winter
DI Producers – Agathe Boulous, Sarah Morowa
DI Coordinators – David Lale
DI Operators – Joe Fisher, Gregory Zlotnikov
Flame Artist – Margo Lazarenko
VFX Assistant – Joe Charsley-Smith
Production Accountant – SRLV LLP
UK Production Lawyers – ABBAS Media Law
UK Legal Counsel – Jonathan Blair
US Legal Counsel – Anita Surendran
Wardrobe for Ms Faithfull – Chanel, Bella Freud
Make-Up Artists – Kate Glanfield, Daniel Kolaric, Martina Luisetti, Helen Lisle Taylor, Morag Ross
Hair Stylists – Olta Citozi, Anna-Marie Henderson, Amelia Kildear, Larry King, Linnéa Nordberg, Declan Shell
Locations – 180 Studios, Elstree Studios, Konk Studios, Sneath Studios
Publicists – Charles McDonald, Manlin Sterner
Distribution Advisory Services – Cinetic Media
Worldwide Sales – Global Constellation
© Marianne Faithfull Limited / Rustic Canyon Pictures 2025
