Breaking Upwards (2009)
- Directed by
- Daryl Wein
- Genre
- romance film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- Rating
- 5.4 of 10 from 30 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A real-life New York couple in their 20s decides to break up on purpose. They plan out the process to avoid the usual pain and codependency.
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What happens
Breaking Upwards is a 2009 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Daryl Wein, starring Zoe Lister-Jones, Wein, Julie White, Peter Friedman, Andrea Martin, and Pablo Schreiber. It explores a 20-something, real-life New York couple battling codependency who intricately strategize their own break-up. Cited as an example of independent film industry sweat equity, the film was shot in Manhattan and Brooklyn on a $15,000 budget. It premiered at the SXSW Film Festival on March 14, 2009, and was released simultaneously at New York City's IFC Center and via video on demand on April 2, 2010. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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