Breaking Upwards (2009)

Plot Summary

'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?

Full Cast & Characters

Zoe Lister-Jones

Zoe

Daryl Wein

Daryl

Julie White

Joanie

Andrea Martin

Helaine

Peter Friedman

Alan

LaChanze

Maggie

Ebon Moss-Bachrach

Dylan

Olivia Thirlby

Erika

Pablo Schreiber

Turner

Heather Burns

Hannah

Tate Ellington

Brian

Francis Benhamou

Lindsay

Director & Crew

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