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'Breaking Upwards' explores a young, real-life New York couple who, four years in and battling codependency, decide to intricately strategize their own break up. Based on an actual experiment devised by director/actor Daryl Wein and actress Zoe Lister-Jones, the film loosely interprets a year in their lives exploring alternatives to monogamy, and the madness that ensues. 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?
Theatrical
Mar 14, 2009
DVD / Blu-ray
Oct 12, 2010
Cast
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Zoe Lister-Jones
Zoe
D
Daryl Wein
Daryl
J
Julie White
Joanie
A
Andrea Martin
Helaine
P
Peter Friedman
Alan
L
LaChanze
Maggie
Ebon Moss-Bachrach
Dylan
O
Olivia Thirlby
Erika
P
Pablo Schreiber
Turner
H
Heather Burns
Hannah
T
Tate Ellington
Brian
F
Francis Benhamou
Lindsay
D
David Call
David
S
Sam Rosen
Jack
M
Max Jenkins
Frosh
A
Ashley Lambert
Yoga Girl
C
Charles Socarides
Nikkos
M
Michael Benjamin
Polyamorist
W
Will Frears
Will
