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Wikipedia article
'Breaking Fast' is a 2020 American romantic comedy film, directed by Mike Mosallam and released in 2020.Andre Hereford, [https://www.metroweekly.com/2020/06/film-review-breaking-fast-is-an-engaging-gay-rom-com/ "Film Review: Breaking Fast is an engaging gay rom-com"]. 'Metro Weekly', June 26, 2020. An expansion of Mosallam's 2015 short film of the same title, the film stars Haaz Sleiman as Mo, a gay Muslim doctor in Los Angeles who is emotionally closed off following a painful breakup with his former partner Hassan (Patrick Sabongui); on the first day of Ramadan he meets Kal (Michael Cassidy), getting to know him over nightly iftars.Bobby LePire, [https://filmthreat.com/reviews/breaking-fast/ "Breaking Fast"]. 'Film Threat', March 29, 2020.
The film premiered on March 7, 2020 at the Cinequest Film & Creativity Festival;Randy Myers, [https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/02/25/cinequest-2020-here-are-15-films-not-to-miss-at-san-joses-big-film-fest/ "Cinequest 2020: Here are 15 films not to miss at San Joses big film fest"]. 'The Mercury News', February 25, 2020. due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was screened digitally by several LGBT film festivals through the next several months. It was picked up for commercial distribution by Vertical Entertainment in August 2020.Amanda N'Duka, [https://deadline.com/2020/08/vertical-breaking-fast-malcolm-goodwin-they-whisper-film-briefs-1203010597/ "Vertical Acquires Breaking Fast; Malcolm Goodwin To Star In They Whisper Film Briefs"]. 'Deadline Hollywood', August 12, 2020.
Cast
* Haaz Sleiman as Mo
* Michael Cassidy as Kal
* Amin El Gamal as Sam
* Patrick Sabongui as Hassan
* Christopher J. Hanke as John
* Rula Gardenier as Mama
* Veronica Cartwright as Judy
* Aline Elasmar as Muna
Reception
Critical response
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of based on reviews, with an average rating of .Accolades
References
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