Breaking Fast
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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| Directed by | Mike Mosallam |
| Produced by | Sarah Bazzi Bay Dariz Seth Hauer Alex Lampsos |
| Written by | Mike Mosallam |
| Starring | Haaz Sleiman Michael Cassidy |
| Music by | Omar Fadel |
| Cinematography | Anka Malatynska |
| Edited by | Mike Hugo |
Production company | Mike Mosallam Productions Minutehand Pictures |
| Distributed by | Vertical Entertainment |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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 100% based on 10 reviews, with an average rating of 8/10.[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". rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 2020-10-16.