Brakes director Mercedes Grower: "I was always fascinated by the idea of splitting up"

1,172 views · Published 17 June 2017 · 15:27 · Indexed 25 October 2026

Channel: BFI · 2017 · Film & Animation

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The director of a comedy drama about the break-up of a dozen couples joins the cast on-stage at the BFI Southbank to talk about why the end of a relationship is a good starting point for comedy. Brakes, which is released in the UK on June 17th, screened as part of the London Comedy Film Festival.

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