Breaking Upwards (2009)
1h 28m
Running Time
March 14, 2009Release Date
Plot.
'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?
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Currently Breaking Upwards is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: AMC+, AMC+ Amazon Channel, Apple TV, IFC Amazon Channel, IFC Films Unlimited Apple TV Channel, Google Play Movies, YouTube, DIRECTV, Tubi TV
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Cast & Crew.
Zoe Lister-Jones
Zoe
Daryl Wein
Daryl
Julie White
Joanie
Andrea Martin
Helaine
Peter Friedman
Alan
LaChanze
Maggie
Ebon Moss-Bachrach
Dylan
Olivia Thirlby
Erika
Pablo Schreiber
Turner
Tate Ellington
Brian
Heather Burns
Hannah
Francis Benhamou
Lindsay
Peter Duchan
Writer
David Call
David
Peter Duchan
Writer
Sam Rosen
Jack
Max Jenkins
Frosh
Ashley Lambert
Yoga Girl
Charles Socarides
Nikkos
Kyle Forester
Composer
Michael Benjamin
Polyamorist
Alexander Bergman
Cinematographer
Will Frears
Will
Matthew Gregory
Polyamorist
Shira Gregory
Polyamorist
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Breaking Upwards is a 2009 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Daryl Wein, starring Zoe Lister-Jones, Wein, Julie White, Peter Friedman, Andrea Martin, and Pablo Schreiber. It explores a 20-something, real-life New York couple battling codependency who intricately strategize their own break-up. Cited as an example of independent film industry sweat equity, the film was shot in Manhattan and Brooklyn on a $15,000 budget. It premiered at the SXSW Film Festival on March 14, 2009, and was released simultaneously at New York City's IFC Center and via video on demand on April 2, 2010.