Breaking Fast

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Breaking Fast
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by Mike Mosallam
Written byMike Mosallam
Produced bySarah Bazzi
Bay Dariz
Seth Hauer
Alex Lampsos
Starring Haaz Sleiman
Michael Cassidy
Amin El Gamal
Patrick Sabongui
CinematographyAnka Malatynska
Edited byMike Hugo
Music byOmar Fadel
Production
companies
Mike Mosallam Productions
Minutehand Pictures
Distributed by Vertical Entertainment
Release date
Running time
92 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Breaking Fast is a 2020 American romantic comedy film, directed by Mike Mosallam and released in 2020. [1] An expansion of Mosallam's 2015 short film of the same title, the film stars Haaz Sleiman as Mo, a gay Muslim doctor in Los Angeles who is emotionally closed off following a painful breakup with his former partner Hassan (Patrick Sabongui); on the first day of Ramadan he meets Kal (Michael Cassidy), getting to know him over nightly iftars. [2]

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The film premiered on March 7, 2020 at the Cinequest Film & Creativity Festival; [3] due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was screened digitally by several LGBT film festivals through the next several months. It was picked up for commercial distribution by Vertical Entertainment in August 2020. [4]

Cast

Reception

Critical response

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 96% based on 25 reviews, with an average rating of 7.5/10. [5]

Accolades

YearAwardCategoryRecipient(s)ResultRef.
2022 GLAAD Media Awards GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Film – Limited Release Breaking FastNominated [6]

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References

  1. Andre Hereford, "Film Review: ‘Breaking Fast’ is an engaging gay rom-com". Metro Weekly , June 26, 2020.
  2. Bobby LePire, "Breaking Fast". Film Threat , March 29, 2020.
  3. Randy Myers, "Cinequest 2020: Here are 15 films not to miss at San Jose’s big film fest". The Mercury News , February 25, 2020.
  4. Amanda N'Duka, "Vertical Acquires ‘Breaking Fast’; Malcolm Goodwin To Star In ‘They Whisper’ – Film Briefs". Deadline Hollywood , August 12, 2020.
  5. "Breaking Fast". Rotten Tomatoes . Fandango . Retrieved 2021-10-10.
  6. "The Nominees for the 33rd Annual GLAAD Media Awards". GLAAD. 2022-01-21. Retrieved 2022-01-22.