Breaking (2022)
- Directed by
- Abi Damaris Corbin
- Genre
- drama film, thriller film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 43m
- Rated
- PG-13
- Rating
- 6.5 of 10 from 227 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A Marine Corps veteran down on his luck robs a bank to get attention for his financial struggles. The story follows his standoff with police and the people who try to negotiate with him.
tenseslow-burngrittysuspensefulgroundedbleakemotionally chargedcharacter-driven
What happens
Breaking is a 2022 American thriller drama film starring John Boyega as a Marine Corps veteran, Brian Brown-Easley, who is in financial trouble and robs a bank. It is written and directed by Abi Damaris Corbin and co-written by Kwame Kwei-Armah, based on the true story of Brown-Easley, detailed in the 2018 Task & Purpose article "They Didn't Have to Kill Him" by Aaron Gell. The film also stars Nicole Beharie, Selenis Leyva, Connie Britton, Jeffrey Donovan, and Michael Kenneth Williams. The film premiered at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival under its original title 892 on January 21, 2022, and was released in the United States by Bleecker Street on August 26, 2022. It received generally positive reviews from critics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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