The Break is a short comedy-drama about Tim, a father of two trying to get through the first months after a sudden collapse in his life. Set against the aftermath of Ireland’s recession, it follows the strain of keeping going when ordinary routines no longer feel secure. The film keeps its focus on the personal cost of a wider economic shock, letting small moments carry the weight of a larger crisis.
The 2015 film was made in the United States and Ireland and runs 22 minutes. It was shaped for the screen by a story that centers on Tim’s effort to hold his family together while everything around him has changed. The cast is not supplied here, but the film’s attention stays close to one man’s attempt to cope, adapt and keep moving forward. Its compact length gives that struggle a tight, immediate feel.
Its setting is tied to Ireland in the wake of the banking collapse and the end of the Celtic Tiger boom, which gives the story a distinctly local sense of loss. The tone is restrained and human, mixing dry humor with the pressure of uncertainty. Rather than widening into spectacle, it stays with the emotional fallout of a crisis that reaches into home and family life.
The 2015 film was made in the United States and Ireland and runs 22 minutes. It was shaped for the screen by a story that centers on Tim’s effort to hold his family together while everything around him has changed. The cast is not supplied here, but the film’s attention stays close to one man’s attempt to cope, adapt and keep moving forward. Its compact length gives that struggle a tight, immediate feel.
Its setting is tied to Ireland in the wake of the banking collapse and the end of the Celtic Tiger boom, which gives the story a distinctly local sense of loss. The tone is restrained and human, mixing dry humor with the pressure of uncertainty. Rather than widening into spectacle, it stays with the emotional fallout of a crisis that reaches into home and family life.
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7.3 / 10