Breaking (film)

Breaking
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAbi Damaris Corbin
Written by
Based on"They Didn't Have to Kill Him"
by Aaron Gell
Produced by
  • Salman Al-Rashid
  • Sam Frohman
  • Mackenzie Fargo
  • Ashley Levinson
  • Kevin Turen
Starring
CinematographyDoug Emmett
Edited byChris Witt
Music byMichael Abels
Production
companies
  • Salmira Productions
  • Epic Magazine
  • Little Lamb
  • UpperRoom Productions
Distributed byBleecker Street
Release dates
  • January 21, 2022 (2022-01-21) (Sundance)
  • August 26, 2022 (2022-08-26) (United States)
Running time
103 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
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.