Les Opposés s'attirent

Original title: Breaking Fast

IMDb RATING

6.7/10

3.7K

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Michael Cassidy and Haaz Sleiman in Les Opposés s'attirent (2020)

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Comedy Drama Romance

Mo, a practicing Muslim living in West Hollywood, is learning to navigate life post heartbreak. Enter Kal, an All-American guy who surprises Mo by offering to break fast with him during the ... Read allMo, a practicing Muslim living in West Hollywood, is learning to navigate life post heartbreak. Enter Kal, an All-American guy who surprises Mo by offering to break fast with him during the holy month of Ramadan.Mo, a practicing Muslim living in West Hollywood, is learning to navigate life post heartbreak. Enter Kal, an All-American guy who surprises Mo by offering to break fast with him during the holy month of Ramadan.

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IMDb RATING

6.7/10

3.7K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 11 wins & 3 nominations total

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Breaking Fast: Sound Of Music

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Breaking Fast: Sound Of Music

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Breaking Fast: Superman

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Breaking Fast: Grocery Shopping

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10lanie-zipoy

Love, love, love this film

Breaking Fast is the type of film that if you watched it in a movie theater you would stay until the very last end credit because you wouldn't want to leave a second earlier. It is a perfect, heartfelt rom-com of the highest order with genuine, lovely performances, wonderful writing and terrific directing. It is exactly the film we need right now, tomorrow and into the future. One of hope, love and learning to be your best self with someone else. Highly recommend it. Prepare to swoon,

10amandajawad

Heartwarming film that shatters stereotypes

Finally! A film about Arabs that doesn't involve tired tropes and stereotypes. And a beautiful love story at that. This film has everything-its romantic, funny, and clever. It thoughtfully explores what it means to be both Muslim and gay, without assuming those two identities are in conflict with one another. The writing, acting, and directing is top notch. The music is incredible and adds so much to the story. This is quickly becoming one of my favorite films!

10mrjohnwilliam

Excellent

A fantastic feel-good movie well worth watching. Funny, touching and enjoyable from beginning to end. It's so good to find a gay film with such a decent story, great acting and believable characters.

10sarahrandall-hunt

Love this movie!

So thrilled to see a movie like this. I learned a lot by watching it, it left me thinking, it left me feeling hopeful and happy. Bravo to the whole team for a job well done.

10atractiveeyes

Different & Nice

This is a beautiful different special gay rom-com because it includes a gay muslim character and this kind of representation is usually not so common, and it's interesting. The script is nice with many interesting deep lines, and sometimes it's both hilarious and emotional. Performances are all very good. Cinematography is awesome too with many beautiful shots. Breaking Fast is a unique important light funny touching rom-com.

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Trivia
The character of Kal is specifically named after Kal-El, otherwise known as Superman, the fact of which is specifically mentioned more than once in the movie, with both main characters being major fans of the character of Superman. Both the Christopher Reeve portrayals of Superman, and the Henry Cavill portrayals of Superman are mentioned, and several clips from Superman (1978) are featured when the two main characters attend a theatrical screening of the film. Additionally, second lead Michael Cassidy, who portrays the character of Kal, appears in Batman v Superman : L'Aube de la justice (2016), portraying Jimmy Olsen.

Goofs
Any true actor knows the definition of the term blocking & it isn't grabbing anyone while rehearsing a script.

Quotes
Mo: Okay, Mom, I can't even deal with A your racism and B with how you think me and my future husband, sent by God because of your prayers, are going to have full-blooded Arab babies.