The Breaks
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Three friends united by their love of hip-hop work to make their big mark in the music industry. Beginning in the summer of 1990 NYC, Nikki a brilliant recent grad abandons a law school scholarship to pursue her dream of becoming a record exec along with the son of a legendary music producer boyfriend David who’s struggling at the city’s top R&B station. Dee Vee is an aspiring producer on the hunt to find the next big rapper on the come-up.
Status: Released
Released Date: 2016-01-04
Runtime: 95 mins
Director: Seith Mann
Writer: Seith Mann
Spoken language: English
Genres: Drama
Original title: The Breaks
Production Companies: Post Factory NY, VH1 Original Movies, Cinema Mechanics, Film Arsenal, Atlantic Pictures
Production Countries: United States of America
Cast
Wood Harris
Tristan Mack Wilds
Evan Handler
Method Man
Afton Williamson
Russell Hornsby
Margo Kazaryan
De'Adre Aziza
Bandit The Rapper
Mounir Quazzani
David Call
A-F-R-O
Antoine Harris
J. Bernard Calloway
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