Breaking Brooklyn

May 25, 2018

1h 37m

★ 7.8

On the streets of Brooklyn, a star is born

Overview

A 12 year old boy with a passion for dance and his brother are rescued from the streets by an old showman who takes them to live with his estranged former dancing partner/brother.

Genres

Drama

Family

Music

Romance

Production Companies

Opposite Field Pictures

Take 3 Productions

1991 Broadway Theatre Group

Breaking Brooklyn Trailers

Cast

Aaron

Colin Critchley

Albee Davis

Nathan Kress

Faith Bryant

Madeleine Mantock

Greg Bryant

Vondie Curtis-Hall

Miles Bryant

Louis Gossett Jr.

Comtemporary Dancer

Kalani Hilliker

Randy

Brian Tarantina

Corey

Chris Petrovski

Diego

Manny Ureña

Castro

Gabriel Sloyer

A contemporary, ensemble drama that tells the complex tale of six high school students whose lives are interwoven with situations that so many of today's youth are faced with. The story takes place during a normal school day. At precisely 2:37 a tragedy will occur, affecting the lives of a group of students and their teachers.

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