Breaking Upwards
2009, Film, 88 min, Romance, English, United States, MoviePedia score 61
'Breaking Upwards' explores a young, real-life New York couple who, four years in and battling codependency, decide to intricately strategize their own break up. Based on an actual experiment devised by director/actor Daryl Wein and actress Zoe Lister-Jones, the film loosely interprets a year in their lives exploring alternatives to monogamy, and the madness that ensues. An uncensored look at young love, lust, and the pangs of codependency, 'Breaking Upwards' follows its characters as they navigate each others' emotions across the city they love. It begs the question: is it ever possible to grow apart together?
Directed by Daryl Wein
Cast
- Zoe Lister-Jones as Zoe
- Daryl Wein as Daryl
- Julie White as Joanie
- Andrea Martin as Helaine
- Peter Friedman as Alan
- LaChanze as Maggie
- Ebon Moss-Bachrach as Dylan
- Olivia Thirlby as Erika
- Pablo Schreiber as Turner
- Heather Burns as Hannah
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