A survivor, provocateur and true original, Marianne has spent more than six decades defying expectations — releasing over thirty-five albums while constantly reinventing herself. Made with her full involvement, Broken English is an intimate and unflinching exploration of a fractured yet unbreakable life shaped by fame, creativity and relentless public scrutiny.

Marianne Faithfull
as Self

Tilda Swinton
as The Overseer

George MacKay
as The Record Keeper

Calvin Demba
as The Replacement

Zawe Ashton
as The Media Archivist

Sophia Di Martino
as The Researcher

Suki Waterhouse
as Self

Beth Orton
as Self

Courtney Love
as Self

Jehnny Beth
as Self
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I wasn’t quite sure of the necessity for the almost Orwellian setting for this docudrama, nor for the role of the David Bowie-esque overseer (Tilda Swinton) but when we are just left with the enthusiastic George MacKay and the subject of this piece - Marianne Faithfull, it is quite an electric watch...