Breaking Fast
2020 · Movie · 92 min · ★ 6.6 · 86% critics
A practicing Muslim in West Hollywood is trying to move forward after heartbreak while balancing faith, family expectations, and being gay. During Ramadan, an unexpected new connection offers to share the nightly meal, opening space for warmth, humor, and hard conversations about identity and belonging.
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Details
- Years
- 2020
- Release date
- 2020-03-07
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Critic score
- 86/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.6/10 (47 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want an easy, heartfelt romance that explores faith, family pressure, and queer identity with humor and comfort-food vibes, like Fire Island or The Half of It; Not for you if you need sharp writing or big surprises.
Pros: thoughtful culture-clash themes; warm romance; appealing food moments | Cons: predictable story beats; uneven writing; simplistic approach
Themes
- muslim
- lgbt
- gay muslim
- gay romance
- gay theme
Cast & crew
Haaz Sleiman
as Mo
Michael Cassidy
as Kal
Veronica Cartwright
as Judy
Patrick Sabongui
as Hassan
Aline Elasmar
as Muna
Diane Sellers
as Nurse Harper
Amin El Gamal
as Sam
Brian Dare
as Sebastian
Christopher J. Hanke
as John
Doug Locke
as Josh
Directed by Mike Mosallam