Breaking Point (2009 film)

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Breaking Point
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Directed by Jeff Celentano
Written by Vincent Campanella
Produced by Jay Webb
Vincent Campanella
Robert Capelli Jr.
Starring Tom Berenger
Armand Assante
Busta Rhymes
Sticky Fingaz
Musetta Vander
Frankie Faison
Robert Capelli Jr.
Cinematography Emmanuel Vouniozos
Edited by Doug Crise
Ryan Folsey
Music by Pinar Toprak
Production
company
Distributed by Cinema Epoch
Release date
  • December 4, 2009 (2009-12-04)
Running time
97 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Breaking Point is a 2009 action-thriller film starring Tom Berenger, Busta Rhymes, Musetta Vander and Sticky Fingaz. It is directed by Jeff Celentano with a screenplay written by Vincent Campanella. The film was showcased in Cannes and was released theatrically on December 4, 2009. [1]

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Plot summary

A troubled lawyer takes on a high profile murder case that forces him to come to terms with his own past.

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References

  1. Catsoulis, Jeannette (December 3, 2009). "A Lawyer With a Tragic Past and Future". The New York Times .