Darts is arguably something of British phenomena and a world away from the athletes who exercise, train rigorously and take their diet extremely seriously. It’s almost the exact opposite of a darts player whose life expectancy is normally until the end of an afternoon. The Broken Arrow celebrates all of that.
The story of The Broken Arrow…
The film sees that after his mentor’s death sends local darts champion Barry Barnes into a spiral of booze and self-destruction, a drunken accident costs him an arm. Now Barry must face his demons and take on his arch-rival, “Darts Vader,” for one last shot at glory.
The Broken Arrow features a cast including Sue Johnston (Ann Droid), Alan Ford (Snatch), Ste Johnston (No Offence) and Chris Simmons (The Bill). The film is co-directed by Pablo Raybould (The Last Twitch) alongside Chris Simmons, who makes his directorial debut.
Since its debut, The Broken Arrow has made a real impression on the festival circuit. The film was selected as the Gala Opening Title at the 2024 Southend Film Festival and has continued to gather recognition since receiving Best Director nominations for Chris Simmons and Pablo Raybould at the 2025 Romford Film Festival. Called “a sparkling new comedy” by the Southend Film Festival Director Paul Cotgrove, this warm-hearted British comedy, in the spirit of The Full Monty, arrives at a moment when darts has never been more culturally relevant.
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The Broken Arrow will be released in UK cinemas from 13th November, ahead of the exciting 2026 World Darts Championship at Alexandra Palace in December where the greats of fans gather in frequently bonkers fancy dress – a particular highlight being a fan dressed as Labour political halfwit and budgetary balls up failure Dianne Abbot holding up a placard reading ‘108’
The Broken Arrow will be coming to UK cinemas from 13th November
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Here’s the trailer….
