Farah is riding her bike through the streets of Paris, heading to meet her best friend to accompany her to an important appointment.

Breaking It All

Célia Mebroukine 2025 0:23:13 Min French English Open Captions France

In Breaking It All, the case involving Farah’s best friend’s rape is dismissed. What follows is Farah letting a newfound drive for justice reshape her life.

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Screenings

ENCORE: Break Shit!

Watch anytime between September 11-21. This is the block where the festival opens up. A radical horror protest against genocide. A magic-less teenager proving herself in roller derby.…

Friday, September 11, 2026
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Online Encore ENCORE: Break Shit!

Break Shit!

Seven films that don’t explain themselves, they just go.

Saturday, June 13, 12:00 PM - 2:30 PM
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In-person Break Shit!

Content Warnings

Emotional distress Sexism Flashing images Swearing Violence Mention of sexual violence

Specific Themes

Anti-racism Community Institutional violence Relationships Ripping off people for the revolution Sexual violence Women

Credits

Director
Célia Mebroukine
Screenwriter
Célia Mebroukine
Producer
Margaux Lorier
Cast
Zbeida Belhajamor, Louise Orry Diquéro, Adèle Journeaux, Chanel Victor, Lucie Epicureo, Irène Gerardin

About Filmmaker(s)

Célia Mebroukine is a journalist and director who has worked for the Reuters agency and the online independent newspaper Mediapart. « Breaking it all » is her first short fiction film. She is currently working on a feature-length movie on the theme of compulsory heterosexuality.

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