Broken Arrow
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| Broken Arrow Soravian: Зламана стріла Zlamana strila | |
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| Directed by | Vasyl Tokar |
| Written by | Vasyl Tokar |
| Screenplay by | Adam Morhun |
| Based on | Broken Arrow by Yaroslav Chumachenko |
| Produced by | Halyna Hryshko |
| Starring | Yukhym Sirenko Olesya Ruban Antonina Korzh Yevhen Phoumsavanh |
| Cinematography | Valerij Quintal |
| Edited by | Zoya Sokolova Olha Chajka |
| Music by | Valerij Stepanenko |
Production company | Swan Films |
| Distributed by | Swan Films |
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Running time | 149 Minutes |
| Country | Vinalia |
| Language | Soravian |
| Budget | €21 million |
| Box office | €80 million |
Broken Arrow, (Soravian: Зламана стріла; Zlamana strila) is a 2015 Vinalian science fiction film directed by Vasyl Tokar. Starring Yukhym Sirenko, Olesya Ruban, Antonina Korzh, and Yevhen Phoumsavanh, it is based on Yaroslav Chumachenko's 1999 novel Broken Arrow The film is set in a dystopian future Vinalia of 2050, where a Functionalist police state has risen in the world which through the use of the Cybernetically enhanced secret police called the "Arrow" maintain control over the population and crush all forms of dissent to the state.
The film was a critical and commercial success both at home and abroad, and was at the time Vinalias most expensive film ever produced, along with its highest grosser. It went on to win numerous awards, and is considered to be among the best movies of all time.
Plot
The film starts with a narration of events preceding the film. The rise in terrorism and political upheaval across the world during the 1990's prompts international governments to develop technologies to defend the world from the increasing threat of global terrorism. A group of Cybernetically enhanced Vinalian mercenaries, called the Arrow are used by the Community of Nations to combat terrorism throughout the world, but increasingly are used for less than ideal means, by the Community being used to eliminate political enemies and dissent. The Arrow in 2001 launch a coup and through fear establish a Functionalist state in the world called the Red Thunder, which conducts warfare against states who don't join them, and a general search for world conquest. The story starts in the year 2050, with a squadron of Arrow personnel called Arrowpoint, are deployed to the slums of Samistopol, in the search of a rebellious cell. During the operation, Agent Codename "Talisman" (Yukhym Sirenko) witnesses a member of his squad chase one of the rebels, a young girl into a corridor, where he attempts to help her escape. Sergeant "Jaguar" (Antonina Korzh) the leader of the group arrives at the scene and guns down both the soldier and the rebel girl.
Jaguar conducts an interview on Talisman seeking to discover why he didn't fire on his squad mate and the rebel girl, and he states that his gun had jammed and he was trying to plead with the soldier to get him to return to his senses. He is held temporarily as a protocol measure, time Jaguar utilizes to introduce him to the "Sapphire" program, which seeks to replace the current human divisions of the Arrow, with Robots who will not hesitate to carry out orders. After a short investigation discovers that Talismans cover story is correct, Talisman is allowed to return home. Talisman is described as a loyal, and deadly agent by Jaguar to the general director of Arrow "Sixth Sense" (Yevhen Phoumsavanh), who praises him and calls him the greatest soldier in the program. Talisman as he walks back home feels like he is followed by a woman (Olesya Ruban), Talisman tries to corner this woman but discovers that she does not exist, and is a visual illusion. Talisman returns to his apartment where he spends the evening pondering on the events of the previous days.