Breaking Fast

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Breaking Fast

2020,

1h 32m,

Comedy/

Drama/

Romance/

LGBTQ+

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Set against the twinkling lights of West Hollywood, Breaking Fast is a romantic comedy that follows Mo, a practicing Muslim still reeling from heartbreak. When an All- American guy named Kal offers to join him in his nightly Iftars -- the traditional meal eaten by Muslims during Ramadan -- meal after meal, the two start to discover they have more in common than meets the eye.

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Gary Goldstein

Los Angeles Times

Jan 23, 2021

As in most rom-coms, it's not if the couple will get together but how. Still, Mosallam's incisive and heartfelt, if occasionally on-the-nose, approach to matters of love, religion, family and culture sets the film apart.

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Matt Zoller Seitz

RogerEbert.com

Jan 22, 2021

3/4

A movie that proves you don't have to reinvent the wheel to build a new road.

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Randy Myers

San Jose Mercury News

Jan 21, 2021

3/4

"Breaking Fast" is a lovely antidote to the disharmony of these times, a soothing, comforting story about the importance of connection and understanding.

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Josh Parham

Next Best Picture

Jun 5, 2022

6/10

The story here trades on many conventions that the broader genre has seen before, but giving light to how these relationships are treated with a specific foundation is a treasure to watch.

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David Reddish

Queerty

Mar 13, 2022

3/4

Breaking Fast benefits from assured direction by Mosallam, and from a charismatic leading performance by Sleiman.

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Ben Turner

The Pink Lens

Sep 4, 2021

3/5

A solid rom-com with a wealthy man falling in love in a high-gloss We-Ho world. Its discussions of Islam place it a cut above the usual romantic schmaltz, but it's still fluffy happily-ever-after rose-tinted idealism.

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Mike Mosallam

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Haaz Sleiman

Mo

Michael Cassidy

Kal

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Sam

Patrick Sabongui

Hassan

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Set against the twinkling lights of West Hollywood, Breaking Fast is a romantic comedy that follows Mo, a practicing Muslim still reeling from heartbreak. When an All- American guy named Kal offers to join him in his nightly Iftars -- the traditional meal eaten by Muslims during Ramadan -- meal after meal, the two start to discover they have more in common than meets the eye.

Director: Mike Mosallam
Producer: Sarah Bazzi, Bay Dariz, Seth Hauer, Alex Lampsos
Screenwriter: Mike Mosallam
Production Co: Minutehand Pictures, Mike Mosallam Productions
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance, LGBTQ+
Original Language: Arabic
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 22, 2021
Runtime: 1h 32m

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