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Breaking 2022
Breaking is a 2022 American thriller drama film featuring John Boyega in the role of Brian Brown-Easley, a Marine Corps veteran facing financial difficulties who commits a bank robbery. The film was written and directed by Abi Damaris Corbin, with additional writing by Kwame Kwei-Armah, and is based on the true account of Brown-Easley as described in a 2018 Task & Purpose article "They Didn't Have to Kill Him" by Aaron Gell. Supporting cast includes Nicole Beharie, Selenis Leyva, Connie Britton, Jeffrey Donovan, and Michael Kenneth Williams.
The movie debuted at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival under its initial title 892 on January 21, 2022, later receiving a U.S. release through Bleecker Street on August 26, 2022. Critics responded favorably to the film's execution.
Cast
- John BoyegaLance Corporal Brian Brown-Easley
- Michael K. WilliamsEli Bernard
- Nicole BeharieEstel Valerie
- Selenis LeyvaRosa Diaz
- Connie BrittonLisa Larson
- Jeffrey DonovanMajor Riddick
- Robb DerringerChief Jack Quail
- Olivia WashingtonCassandra Brown-Easley
- Elise NealJuanita
- London CovingtonKiah Brown-Easley
- Kim D'Armond911 Wendy
- Michelle BernardBarricade Cop
- Kate BurtonTami Stackhouse
- Albert KongSteve Yen
- Mel FairMark Cavanaugh
- Keith EwellJames
- Miriam SilvermanHana
- Shannon Walsh911 Julie
Crew
- Director
- Abi Damaris Corbin
- Writer
- Abi Damaris Corbin, Kwame Kwei-Armah
- Producer
- Salman Al-Rashid, Sam Frohman, Mackenzie Fargo, Ashley Levinson, Kevin Turen
- Cinematography
- Doug Emmett
- Editing
- Chris Witt
- Music
- Michael Abels
Details
- Production
- Epic, Little Lamb, Salmira Productions, UpperRoom Productions
- Distributor
- Bleecker Street
- Box office
- $2.8 million
