the ending really upset me in this movie, it leaves you with an upset feeling that one is free and the other has to stay....both are at "fault", no one is more innocent than the other, they both agreed to the trip and so forth
you can't even be happy one gets to be free, when you know the other has to stay in there for life...alone! :(
Wikipedia says that as this movie pointed a disparaging light at the Thai legal system most of it was filmed in the Philippines. I just watched it again a few minutes ago, and I noticed that indeed the prison guards did not look like Thai's. Thai's are generally prettier in my opinion. Of course their legal system is still just as shitty.
@clintonearlwalker you would know the difference of Filipino's and Thai's. Filipinos speak english more fluently. You can compare an ordinary Filipino People to the degree holders of other Asian Nations in terms of fluently speaking in English. Other nationality needs to be a degree or title holder to be fluent in english but in the Philippines even a beggar can speak and understand english although not as fluent as Filipino Degree holders. Thanx to the US occupancy on World War 2
@Doberzinecker Actually, I know very little about Thai's or Filipino's. I've never been within 2000 miles of either place and I don't think I've ever known either a Thai or Filipino. I only know from what I see on TV and in movies. The US occupation after WW II was because of the Japanese occupation of the Philippines. My uncle was in the Air Force and he was at Subic Bay several times. I'm sorry, but I can't look at a person and tell if they are Filipino or Thai. I live in Maryland.
What's the point of this movie? Both of the girls are innocent but only one of them goes free while the other serves time for something she didn't do? What kind of message is that? That's not a good movie. If it were a good movie, both of them would get out because they're innocent.
@orlandogirl213 That would be giving it a hollywood ending. Thats not how it works in real life. Also, this movie is based on the reality on how many people are used as pond games for drug smuggling like these girls were. They were purposely arrested so the real drug smugglers can get the drugs to Hong Kong. It has happened in real life unfortunately.
Among the best ever made. Incredile story, incredible performance, full satisfaction and irresistable emotions. Not to mention my number one song SILENCE - enigma & sarah mclaughlin...... Its only a miracle I don't own it yet.
saw this movie years ago was the girl at the begginign in the rain with long hair darlene? i thought it was and her hair had grown since in jail and she was giving evidence alice was innocent
some was filmed in Phils. Manila, the jail side. this movie was banned bcuz Claire Danes said to "Vogue" that Manila was a "ghastly and weird city", and "smelled of cockroaches, with rats all over and that there is no sewage system". im Filipino, and its true, so i dont think we owe her an apology.but she havent seen the good places in PH, but i like her specially her movie "Stardust".might have another visit Ms.Danes just dont go to Manila again, we have so many beautiful places. A Fan from PH
I would not bother going to Thailand for anything or to meet someone who is a drug smuggler. I did not like the movie after some Aussie man accused the women of drug smuggling in Thailand. I might as well stick to Germany to meet beautiful single women.
in fact! this is one vinyl that I bought in London (in Soho), which I use for my disko House nights...cool cool. I love it! One thing I was wondering: what is the year of this movie? (The album that I bought is 2008) I guess it is you (the Qantas Cabin Crew) who put the music on the video to go with the video, but it can't be part of the music score of the movie...(the movie must be older?) (;o)*
Claire Danes' comments about manila were partly our fault (as Filipinos), we can't blame her for making such comments, undoubtedly seeing as how our depressed, unsanitized and poorly-maintained areas sorely stick out. we should have taken it constructively. getting offended was in a way indicative of our guilt.
first and foremost she should have not said it. considering some filipinos are very sensitive to other peoples opinion filipinos dont have "arms legs eyes or anything"-"smells like cockroaches" surely that sounds offensive. but to be fair we should have improved our country so she will not think that way.
Brokedown Palace is a classic tale of discovering the true nature of one's character. It isn't a sacrifice when it's one's time to do the right thing. All attempts to escape are futile.
no the song is called silence by delerium ft Sarah McLachlan awesome song went with the joint scene on this movie!!! i luv this movie i watch it all the time
she called it dirty and smelly. can you blame her though? im from the philippines and its true. but it was highly rude of her to make that statement. she shouldve just kept it to herself. i still think shes a great actress.
isn't this jst like the female version of 'return to paradise'?
well, in bth cases, this is why u shud never goto south east asia. u do sumthing like litter a piece of chewing gum on the road and ull end up eating worms and getting tortured in a black hole for the rest of ur life till u die.
Any wonder SEA is so third world, their governments r so fucked up, if they made drugs legal, poor people cud sell heapsa drugs and b realy rich. =P
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i'm a fan of claire
but now, i hate her.
i mean, i'm a filipino.
and she's just a stupid fucking bitch.
of course manila has some smelly places like the prison.
and they didn't need to took a lot of care to some actors and actresses from other coutries because one of the country's motto is filipinos first before other's.
All the police are trying to protect the Nick guy because they said something like 5 kilo's were in there backpacck when no way 5 kilo's could fit in that tiny backpack as they proved but the judge didn't give a dman so it's really sad Darlene (Kate Beckinsale) gets out because Alice says that she wants to do Darlene's time and her own
I like this movie sooooooooo much...i saw it like 4 or 5 times and i still didn't get bored...it's really my type of movie...in my point of view one of the best movies...it looks so real
im pretty sue it was that sketch nick and he new the cheif of police and so they all set it up becasue the girls totally fell for nick, he was the damn drug dealer
yea thanks i see what you are saying. i didn't think about the bell boy, but i do think that they were doing drugs while they were there. i dont think they intencinally put them in the bag.
they didn't do it. i think either the bell boy from the hotel (which is a filipino actor-victor neri) put the drugs on their bag, or really set up, that the police put those. get? i really dont think they do it.
im from philippines, and half of this film was shoot here, and some of the casts are filipinos, this was a GREAT movie!!! i love it! i was sad ending though, i don't think they made another beautiful movie like this.
Hey, she said some really nasty generalised comments about the place to the media, like:
"the entire city smelled of cockroaches, with rats all over and that there is no sewerage system and the people do not have anything-no arms, no legs, no eyes."
If somebody said that about your home, could you blame them for making her persona non grata.
Agree. I am pretty sure the people here would be in an uproar if a famous actress from over-seas said something about the US. Manila may not be the most civilized country, but it is peoples home and we should respect them.
@NicotineNeko You're right. I hope she realizes that even the Land of the G8 member countries has rats and some parts of their country smells like Cockroaches. Yes, our home is like that before but what she did is an attitude worse than an UnEducated person. At least our dirt is seen from the outside unlike some people that looks clean but inside the dirt resides.
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JAVIERFCP 11 months ago
the ending really upset me in this movie, it leaves you with an upset feeling that one is free and the other has to stay....both are at "fault", no one is more innocent than the other, they both agreed to the trip and so forth
you can't even be happy one gets to be free, when you know the other has to stay in there for life...alone! :(
thats just my opinion
thebeachandme 11 months ago
Wikipedia says that as this movie pointed a disparaging light at the Thai legal system most of it was filmed in the Philippines. I just watched it again a few minutes ago, and I noticed that indeed the prison guards did not look like Thai's. Thai's are generally prettier in my opinion. Of course their legal system is still just as shitty.
clintonearlwalker 1 year ago
@clintonearlwalker you would know the difference of Filipino's and Thai's. Filipinos speak english more fluently. You can compare an ordinary Filipino People to the degree holders of other Asian Nations in terms of fluently speaking in English. Other nationality needs to be a degree or title holder to be fluent in english but in the Philippines even a beggar can speak and understand english although not as fluent as Filipino Degree holders. Thanx to the US occupancy on World War 2
Doberzinecker 4 months ago
@Doberzinecker Actually, I know very little about Thai's or Filipino's. I've never been within 2000 miles of either place and I don't think I've ever known either a Thai or Filipino. I only know from what I see on TV and in movies. The US occupation after WW II was because of the Japanese occupation of the Philippines. My uncle was in the Air Force and he was at Subic Bay several times. I'm sorry, but I can't look at a person and tell if they are Filipino or Thai. I live in Maryland.
clintonearlwalker 4 months ago
What's the point of this movie? Both of the girls are innocent but only one of them goes free while the other serves time for something she didn't do? What kind of message is that? That's not a good movie. If it were a good movie, both of them would get out because they're innocent.
orlandogirl213 1 year ago
@orlandogirl213 That would be giving it a hollywood ending. Thats not how it works in real life. Also, this movie is based on the reality on how many people are used as pond games for drug smuggling like these girls were. They were purposely arrested so the real drug smugglers can get the drugs to Hong Kong. It has happened in real life unfortunately.
ralvarez15 6 months ago
I think this is the worst trailer...
hellokatiepie 1 year ago
Among the best ever made. Incredile story, incredible performance, full satisfaction and irresistable emotions. Not to mention my number one song SILENCE - enigma & sarah mclaughlin...... Its only a miracle I don't own it yet.
peppecestdouce21 1 year ago
saw this movie years ago was the girl at the begginign in the rain with long hair darlene? i thought it was and her hair had grown since in jail and she was giving evidence alice was innocent
eustacefan 1 year ago
Brokedown Palace My Best Movie EVer
pallymember 1 year ago
wa is tha song in the backround at the end called?
lostboysxoxo 1 year ago
@lostboysxoxo Silence by Delerium & Sarah McLachlan - amazing track!
shimma25 1 year ago
some was filmed in Phils. Manila, the jail side. this movie was banned bcuz Claire Danes said to "Vogue" that Manila was a "ghastly and weird city", and "smelled of cockroaches, with rats all over and that there is no sewage system". im Filipino, and its true, so i dont think we owe her an apology.but she havent seen the good places in PH, but i like her specially her movie "Stardust".might have another visit Ms.Danes just dont go to Manila again, we have so many beautiful places. A Fan from PH
patmyles 1 year ago
my fav movie!
mtufna 1 year ago
i thought was an okay movie. i only saw it once, watched it in one of my classes years ago.
kate beckinsale is my favorite actress :)
MelissaAnnLegard1989 2 years ago
I would not bother going to Thailand for anything or to meet someone who is a drug smuggler. I did not like the movie after some Aussie man accused the women of drug smuggling in Thailand. I might as well stick to Germany to meet beautiful single women.
Sharptooth100 2 years ago
this movie has so many loop holes its not even funny
sarasayz 2 years ago
it's Silence - Delirium & Sara Mclachlan
;]
and great move .. one of my favotities xD
Gosiaaaa23 2 years ago 2
in fact! this is one vinyl that I bought in London (in Soho), which I use for my disko House nights...cool cool. I love it! One thing I was wondering: what is the year of this movie? (The album that I bought is 2008) I guess it is you (the Qantas Cabin Crew) who put the music on the video to go with the video, but it can't be part of the music score of the movie...(the movie must be older?) (;o)*
Love Peace Music
Melody Fox (aka the Princess of Rock)
melodyfoxdj 1 year ago
הסרט פשוט אדירררררר!!!!!!!!!!!!
אי אפשר להפסיק לצפות בו.....
123456tcp 2 years ago
This is one of my favorite movies and is a real love of frindship.
Fidget244 2 years ago 2
what a depressing movie :S
mayolover123 2 years ago 5
Yes VERY VERY sad.
launwatch 2 years ago
I would not bother going to Thailand no matter what.
Sharptooth100 2 years ago
Awsome movie. One of my favourits. And in not a girl.
AlexRiosX15 2 years ago
Claire Danes' comments about manila were partly our fault (as Filipinos), we can't blame her for making such comments, undoubtedly seeing as how our depressed, unsanitized and poorly-maintained areas sorely stick out. we should have taken it constructively. getting offended was in a way indicative of our guilt.
dosh1206 2 years ago 2
Im from the phil and i totally agree with claire danes actually i think she is being nice!!! its far worst than she describes
BlueGray09 2 years ago
first and foremost she should have not said it. considering some filipinos are very sensitive to other peoples opinion filipinos dont have "arms legs eyes or anything"-"smells like cockroaches" surely that sounds offensive. but to be fair we should have improved our country so she will not think that way.
KimCHiBaStaRd 2 years ago
great movie and great songs![[=
cullenricangirl17 2 years ago
i luv diz mvie...its awesome...i cry at d ending of diz story....gosh...claire danes is gud in here...
LorettaJoeArmstrong9 2 years ago
me too ive seen this movie a hundred times and at the end i cry like a baby it never fails lol
delouri21 2 years ago 3
its in thailand...awesome mvie....i luv claire danes,shes great in here...
shilamy 2 years ago
great movie it made me cry...
xzXBritneyXzx 2 years ago
This movie has been controversial because of the comment, which is true.
Rageldo 2 years ago
Brokedown Palace is a classic tale of discovering the true nature of one's character. It isn't a sacrifice when it's one's time to do the right thing. All attempts to escape are futile.
CyCoChili 2 years ago
omg i love this movie <3
my 2 favorite actress =)
xBilabong69x 2 years ago 3
The song in the end of the movie is, Sarah Brightman - Deliver Me.
berra506 2 years ago
was it supposed to be named after a grateful dead song??
deadhead1130 2 years ago
more than likely NO
ansley99 2 years ago
this movie was sick... it made me never want to go there
fastmoneyproductions 2 years ago
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ansley99 2 years ago
I felt in love to the song when I saw the film... 8 years ago...
Laviejacolina 2 years ago 16
@Laviejacolina What's the name of the song?
LapatrOnetta 7 months ago
@LapatrOnetta Delerium - Silence (ft. Sarah McLachlan)
florianb241 3 months ago
no the song is called silence by delerium ft Sarah McLachlan awesome song went with the joint scene on this movie!!! i luv this movie i watch it all the time
kronik004 2 years ago
what's the song at the end? i think it´s sara brightman but i'm not sure about the name of the song
superhotprincess94 2 years ago
silence. don't know when the club version was done but i love it. few years now i think, or maybe just one i dont know :p
sara18leite 2 years ago
well thx ^^ yeah now i have it from dj tieso lol
superhotprincess94 2 years ago
i love this film 1 year ago i saw it here on youtube cant belive i cant find out no more :(
lesley52 2 years ago
It's one of my favourites, i can wait to see it again, last time it made me cry. It shows a real friendship
dorisafro 2 years ago
I watched this last year. Good stuff.
psychosiris 2 years ago
when i first say this i was like that kate beckinsale is going to be a star and i was so right
brighterwest 2 years ago
I hate Claire Danes she said when she was shooting some scenes in the Philippines that it wa a Ghastly and Weird Place I hate you Claire
xoxoloubert 2 years ago
She was speaking of where they shot the sequences. She was just being honest.
ipodwheels 2 years ago 2
@xoxoloubert Really? Do you remember where she said that?
Please tell me!!
marti723 1 year ago
Which is the name of soundtrack? thank's
angelmatrixmx 2 years ago
this is the movie, where she end up being called persona non grata!
afparks 2 years ago
:d Can anybody plzzzz post this movie ? i really want to watch it
Sumairah2008 2 years ago
Claire Danes look so sweet in this movie! I love her mit this hairstyle!
TusLati 2 years ago
the very best movie at the most beutiful place i've ever been. really awsome;)
KicsiLor 2 years ago 2
Didn't claire danes talk shit about Philippines
EliteBusJr 2 years ago
she called it dirty and smelly. can you blame her though? im from the philippines and its true. but it was highly rude of her to make that statement. she shouldve just kept it to herself. i still think shes a great actress.
shiznitz189 2 years ago 4
isn't this jst like the female version of 'return to paradise'?
well, in bth cases, this is why u shud never goto south east asia. u do sumthing like litter a piece of chewing gum on the road and ull end up eating worms and getting tortured in a black hole for the rest of ur life till u die.
Any wonder SEA is so third world, their governments r so fucked up, if they made drugs legal, poor people cud sell heapsa drugs and b realy rich. =P
Racocamoca 2 years ago
don't you think that's a little judgmental, I'm not saying I disagree with all of it, but still.........
FunFlirtyFlute 2 years ago
Oh i love this film! Anyone know where I can watch it?
jaivomi 2 years ago
I will upload it this week
cheercom 2 years ago
OMG really?! Legend! xxx
jaivomi 2 years ago
whats the song in this?????
krewhead 2 years ago
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shimma25 2 years ago
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Silence by Delerium & Sarah McLachlan
shimma25 2 years ago
i'm watchin the movie now...i've seen it b4,
and its really sad
iluv2burp 2 years ago
love this movie.
charglorwhit 2 years ago
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i'm a fan of claire
but now, i hate her.
i mean, i'm a filipino.
and she's just a stupid fucking bitch.
of course manila has some smelly places like the prison.
and they didn't need to took a lot of care to some actors and actresses from other coutries because one of the country's motto is filipinos first before other's.
melaypotah 3 years ago
i saw this movie last night!
it was so touchy. i cried alot in it! but the ending made me so sad/heartbroken/mad and thinking how Alice is going to be.
BClazyVerena 3 years ago
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Lalunasih 3 years ago
;-) Great actresses. Got me interested more in foreign films.
JMU1023 3 years ago
beautiful movie
saimamonu4ever 3 years ago
yes it's great but how it ends ???????????????
BananaBosz 3 years ago
I absolutely LOVEE this movie!
452617ab 3 years ago
i love this movie!!!!
fenice986 3 years ago
All the police are trying to protect the Nick guy because they said something like 5 kilo's were in there backpacck when no way 5 kilo's could fit in that tiny backpack as they proved but the judge didn't give a dman so it's really sad Darlene (Kate Beckinsale) gets out because Alice says that she wants to do Darlene's time and her own
GalinaRalyn 3 years ago 3
This movie was so incredible. I'm so happy I traced it down again. 5/5.
Kot0ko 3 years ago 2
where cud i get this movie ?
SimSimma3288 3 years ago
moviestores, e-bay, supermarkets ... hello??? just out in the city .
vanhalen8200 2 years ago
I like this movie sooooooooo much...i saw it like 4 or 5 times and i still didn't get bored...it's really my type of movie...in my point of view one of the best movies...it looks so real
mojast 3 years ago
wicked good movie, so sad though
im pretty sue it was that sketch nick and he new the cheif of police and so they all set it up becasue the girls totally fell for nick, he was the damn drug dealer
the ending made me so mad/sad!
Lori1132 3 years ago
K thnx for the spoiler...
Fezzz91 3 years ago
yea thanks i see what you are saying. i didn't think about the bell boy, but i do think that they were doing drugs while they were there. i dont think they intencinally put them in the bag.
kcookie15 3 years ago
they didn't do it. i think either the bell boy from the hotel (which is a filipino actor-victor neri) put the drugs on their bag, or really set up, that the police put those. get? i really dont think they do it.
pharaoh121 3 years ago
im from philippines, and half of this film was shoot here, and some of the casts are filipinos, this was a GREAT movie!!! i love it! i was sad ending though, i don't think they made another beautiful movie like this.
pharaoh121 3 years ago
she's banned from the philippines.
fflipchickk 3 years ago
because philippines is anal about every little comment. They get offended if someone tells the truth.
annoying...
tropiclady 3 years ago
Hey, she said some really nasty generalised comments about the place to the media, like:
"the entire city smelled of cockroaches, with rats all over and that there is no sewerage system and the people do not have anything-no arms, no legs, no eyes."
If somebody said that about your home, could you blame them for making her persona non grata.
NicotineNeko 3 years ago 12
Agree. I am pretty sure the people here would be in an uproar if a famous actress from over-seas said something about the US. Manila may not be the most civilized country, but it is peoples home and we should respect them.
thatgirlkelly1 2 years ago 2
@NicotineNeko You're right. I hope she realizes that even the Land of the G8 member countries has rats and some parts of their country smells like Cockroaches. Yes, our home is like that before but what she did is an attitude worse than an UnEducated person. At least our dirt is seen from the outside unlike some people that looks clean but inside the dirt resides.
Doberzinecker 4 months ago
i thought this ws in thailand?!
Racocamoca 2 years ago
It is.
Evergreen87 2 years ago
The movie is based in Thailand...but they shot either the whole movie or most of it in the Philippines.
PoOrUsBaBe07 2 years ago
do u really think that they actally put the drugs in the bookbag? im pretty torn saying they didn't do it and they did.
kcookie15 3 years ago
i love this movie so mutch
pimpda360 3 years ago
werwe
BlackGlas 3 years ago
great movie also what's the song of the vid.?
Gnosoboy 3 years ago
the song is Delirium-Silence :)
venipk 3 years ago
silence by delerium and sarah mclachlan
nintendo64isking 2 years ago
It came out on HBO yesterday! LOL I love this movie!!
70sMiLA 3 years ago
what's the song called that starts at 0:30???
I've been looking everywhere to know what song that is!!!!!!!!!
MissStarfishX 3 years ago
Is called Silence from Delerium and Sarah McLachlan
grazia23 3 years ago
the song is called Delerium silence
pimpda360 3 years ago
Ohmygod.
This movie made me cry!
deleonpower 3 years ago
it comes on at 11:00am on HBO 6/17!!
tinkerella007 3 years ago
That's where i first saw it many years ago
:)
KojimaPro 3 years ago
this is by far one of the best movies ever made!!! love it!
VogueXS 3 years ago 2
I really wanna see this movie! It looks so good.
shannonlarni 3 years ago
The song is called In This Desert. I heard...dunno for sure.
I like the movie.
greensalad1 3 years ago
It's called "Silence" by Delerium featuring Sarah McLachlan. The lyric you heard was "in this white light"
ThaVoid 3 years ago 5
A movie called Brokedown Palace and they don't play the Grateful Dead song? I call shenanigans.
orderlychaos91 3 years ago
claire danes is such a great actress!
ayammsantos 3 years ago 2
Agree. It's a shame she isn't in the acting scene anymore...
thatgirlkelly1 2 years ago
its so sad!!
but really good
yithfve 3 years ago
God this movie is so freaking awesome. I love it.
Brindabella24 3 years ago
Great movie
yodaapprentice01028 3 years ago 2
what song is this?
mgjanine84 3 years ago
The song is "Silence" by Delerium and Sarah Mclachlan.
DSGodiva 3 years ago
The song is "Silence" by Delerium and Sarah Mclachlan.
DSGodiva 3 years ago
what song is this?
mgjanine84 3 years ago
what song is this?
AntoinetteDeek 3 years ago