Breaking Upwards
2009'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?
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Zoe Lister-Jones
as Zoe
Daryl Wein
as Daryl
Julie White
as Joanie
Andrea Martin
as Helaine
Peter Friedman
as Alan
LaChanze
as Maggie
Ebon Moss-Bachrach
as Dylan
Olivia Thirlby
as Erika
Pablo Schreiber
as Turner
Heather Burns
as Hannah
Tate Ellington
as Brian
Francis Benhamou
as Lindsay
David Call
as David
Sam Rosen
as Jack
Max Jenkins
as Frosh
Ashley Lambert
as Yoga Girl
Charles Socarides
as Nikkos
Michael Benjamin
as Polyamorist
Will Frears
as Will
Matthew Gregory
as Polyamorist
Shira Gregory
as Polyamorist