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  • 2021
  • Not Rated
  • Vertical Entertainment
  • 1 h 32 m
  • 2021
  • Not Rated
  • Vertical Entertainment
  • 1 h 32 m

Summary 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 the...

Directed By: Mike Mosallam

Written By: Mike Mosallam

  • 2021
  • Not Rated
  • Vertical Entertainment
  • 1 h 32 m
  • 2021
  • Not Rated
  • Vertical Entertainment
  • 1 h 32 m

Breaking Fast

Metascore Generally Favorable
76
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 5 User Ratings
6.2
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Summary 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 the...

Directed By: Mike Mosallam

Written By: Mike Mosallam

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Metascore
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90
Jan 21, 2021
It's a witty, beautifully observed and well-acted film that proves as engaging as it is boundary-shattering.
By Frank Scheck FULL REVIEW
75
Jan 26, 2021
Breaking Fast is a sweet romantic comedy that shows how it's possible to observe nearly every convention of the mainstream romantic comedy yet still deliver something that feels new.
By Matt Zoller Seitz FULL REVIEW
70
Jan 22, 2021
Mosallam’s incisive and heartfelt, if occasionally on-the-nose, approach to matters of love, religion, family and culture sets the film apart.
By Gary Goldstein FULL REVIEW
63
Jan 19, 2021
Breaking Fast is an Islamic “Wedding Banquet,” a West Hollywood rom-com so cute it flirts with “cutesy,” almost cloying when it isn’t being cute, but damned adorable in the bargain.
By Roger Moore FULL REVIEW

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6.2
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Production Company Mike Mosallam Productions, Minutehand Pictures
Release Date Jan 22, 2021
Duration 1 h 32 m
Rating Not Rated
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Website https://www.facebook.com/breakingfastfilm
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Awards

qFLIX Philadelphia
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
Long Beach QFilm Festival
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
Cambria Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations

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