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| Directed by | Abi Damaris Corbin |
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| Based on | "They Didn't Have to Kill Him" by Aaron Gell |
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| Cinematography | Doug Emmett |
| Edited by | Chris Witt |
| Music by | Michael Abels |
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| Distributed by | Bleecker Street |
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Running time | 103 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $2.8 million |
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.