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Breaking Upwards' follows a young, real-life New York couple in a fictional narrative loosely inspired by their open relationship. After four years together, the two have grown stifled. Desperate to escape their ennui, but fearful of life apart, they decide to intricately strategize their own break up. Based on an actual experiment in real-life devised by filmmakers and partners, Daryl Wein and Zoe Lister-Jones, the film interprets a year in their lives exploring alternatives to monogamy, and the madness that ensues. The couple inhabits a hyper-articulate, emotionally layered world where twenty-somethings are portrayed in a complex and thoughtful new light. An uncensored look at young love, lust, and the pangs of codependency, 'Breaking Upwards' follows its characters as they navigate each others' emotions across the city they love. It begs the question: is it ever possible to grow apart together?
Original Release
03/14/2009
US Release
03/14/2009
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Zoe Lister-Jones | Zoe |
Daryl Wein | Daryl |
Julie White | Joanie |
Andrea Martin | Helaine |
Peter Friedman | Alan |
LaChanze | Maggie |
Ebon Moss-Bachrach | Dylan |
Olivia Thirlby | Erika |
Pablo Schreiber | Turner |
Heather Burns | Hannah |
Directors
Writers
Zoe Lister-Jones, Daryl Wein, Peter Duchan
Cast
Name | Character |
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Zoe Lister-Jones | Zoe |
Daryl Wein | Daryl |
Julie White | Joanie |
Andrea Martin | Helaine |
Peter Friedman | Alan |
LaChanze | Maggie |
Ebon Moss-Bachrach | Dylan |
Olivia Thirlby | Erika |
Pablo Schreiber | Turner |
Heather Burns | Hannah |
Tate Ellington | Brian |
Francis Benhamou | Lindsay |
David Call | David |
Sam Rosen | Jack |
Max Jenkins | Frosh |
Michael Benjamin | Polyamorist |
Will Frears | Will |
Matthew Gregory | Polyamorist |
Shira Gregory | Polyamorist |
Ray Iannicelli |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Zoe Lister-Jones | Producer |
Daryl Wein | Producer |
Peter Duchan | Producer |
Sheena Lister | Producer |