Breaking Fast

Breaking Fast
Breaking Fast
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Mike Mosallam
Written by	Mike Mosallam
Produced by	Sarah Bazzi; Bay Dariz; Seth Hauer; Alex Lampsos
Starring	Haaz Sleiman; Michael Cassidy
Cinematography	Anka Malatynska
Edited by	Mike Hugo
Music by	Omar Fadel
Production; companies	Mike Mosallam Productions; Minutehand Pictures
Distributed by	Vertical Entertainment
Release date	March 7, 2020 (Cinequest);
Running time	92 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

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]

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]

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]

References[]

^ Andre Hereford, "Film Review: ‘Breaking Fast’ is an engaging gay rom-com". Metro Weekly, June 26, 2020.
^ Bobby LePire, "Breaking Fast". Film Threat, March 29, 2020.
^ Randy Myers, "Cinequest 2020: Here are 15 films not to miss at San Jose’s big film fest". The Mercury News, February 25, 2020.
^ Amanda N'Duka, "Vertical Acquires ‘Breaking Fast’; Malcolm Goodwin To Star In ‘They Whisper’ – Film Briefs". Deadline Hollywood, August 12, 2020.
^ "Breaking Fast". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved 2021-10-10.

External links[]

Breaking Fast at IMDb
Breaking Fast at Rotten Tomatoes

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[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.

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