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     • The 2022 movie Breaking stars actor John Boyega as a veteran named Brian Brown-Easley, and the thriller is based on a tragic true story.
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   Is breaking based on a true story?

   • Based on a true story, the 2022 movie Breaking stars John Boyega as Brian Brown-Easley. In the thriller drama, Brown-Easley is a Marine Corps veteran who threatens to rob a bank. However, Brown-Easley isn't after a large sum of money; he instead wants to negotiate so that he receives his monthly check from the Department of Veterans Affairs.

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   Was Brian Easley killed in 'breaking' based on a true story?

   • Breaking is based on the news article titled, "‘They didn’t have to kill him’: The death of Lance Corporal Brian Easley", which is about Brian Easley, played by actor John Boyega in the film. Easley was a 33-year-old U.S. Marine veteran who served in Kuwait and Iraq before being honorably discharged in 2005.

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   Is brown-Easley based on a true story?

   • 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.

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   Who are the actors in the movie Breaking?

   • Learn more. Breaking: Directed by Abi Damaris Corbin. With John Boyega, Nicole Beharie, Selenis Leyva, Michael Kenneth Williams. A Marine war veteran faces mental and emotional challenges when he tries to reintegrate into civilian life.

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   What makes breaking different from other heist films?

   • Having the personal touch of Brown-Easley's family also kept Breaking from falling into stereotypical tropes found in heist films, which sets it apart from other thrillers. Instead, Breaking examines how the U.S. treats veterans and how the media handles tragedy through the lens of an individual.

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   Why is breaking a tragedy?

   • Breaking is a tragedy and highlights how Brown-Easley's death was not a necessary one. While Breaking was not made to directly criticize the VA or police officers, it calls attention to the ways individuals like Brown-Easley are failed by systems set in place.

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   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 ...

4. allthatsinteresting.com › brian-brown-easleyThe True Story Of Brian Brown-Easley That Inspired The Movie ...

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   Aug 15, 2023 · The story caused such a stir that it was dramatized in the 2022 film Breaking, starring John Boyega as Brown-Easley. This is the story of Brian Brown-Easley and how he ended up at that Wells Fargo that day.

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   Aug 18, 2022 · We pit the John Boyega Breaking movie vs. the true story of veteran Marine Brian Brown-Easley and his death after threatening to blow up a Wells Fargo bank.

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   Aug 22, 2022 · The true story of Brian Brown-Easley, who took bank employees hostage in 2017, gets a histrionic retelling. The fact-based hostage drama “Breaking” is a kind of chamber piece, set almost ...

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   Breaking: Directed by Abi Damaris Corbin. With John Boyega, Nicole Beharie, Selenis Leyva, Michael Kenneth Williams. A Marine war veteran faces mental and emotional challenges when he tries to reintegrate into civilian life.

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   Aug 26, 2022 · Yes, ‘Breaking’ is based on a true story. Abi Damaris Corbin and Kwame Kwei-Armah co-wrote the story based on journalist Aaron Gell’s 2018 feature ‘ They Didn’t Have to Kill Him,’ published in the ‘Task & Purpose’ online magazine.