Break Away Movie Synopsis:
Francois is a hard working husband and dad that gets laid off from his job. None of his efforts to get another job succeed and his is forced to use what he has, including his old bicycle, in order to provide for his family. With the help of his “black sheep” brother, a bicycle shop owner, and a pro-cyclist, Francois makes some life-changing discoveries about his life, career, and faith in God.
DVD Details:
- Format: Color, NTSC
- Language: English
- Region: Region 1
- Number of discs: 1
- Rated: Unrated
- Studio: Word Entertainment
- DVD Release Date: April 23, 2013
- Run Time: 113 minutes
Special Features:
- Deleted Scenes
- Bloopers
- Behind-the-scenes
- Ministry of Jacob’s Well (Note: there is a typo on the menu screen for this one.)
Break Away, released previously in Afrikaans as Baroudeur, is a film about faith, family, friends, and perseverance. Unlike Baroudeur, Break Away is almost completely in English; there are some subtitles. It takes place in Cape Town, South Africa. This is where one of the problems with the movie comes into play. The actors’ accents are very thick, so it is difficult to understand them. My daughter also said they didn’t pronounce their words clearly enough which means the words sounded a bit like mumbling to her at times. The other issue, which compounded the accent issue, was that the audio was not consistent. At times, the soundtrack was too loud, so it overpowered the voice track. Other times, the voices had a “tin” sound to them. So, the audio and accents did make following the movie a bit more difficult.
That being said, the story line and the message were very good. It showed the importance of having faith in God, having a strong family unit, and having the support of friends during difficult times. The movie focused on the fact that all things are possible with Christ. What we liked is that it showed that our wishes and plans for our life are not necessarily God’s plans for our lives. Sometimes we really want one thing, but the Lord knows that we need something else. It doesn’t always work out the way we want it to, but the Lord supplies for our needs.
We enjoyed the soundtrack and believe it added to the overall feel of the movie. The movie is very clean with no objectionable material, and it would be suitable for all ages.
A special thanks to Word Films for sending me a review copy to preview which allowed me to write this review based upon our experiences with the movie. You can follow Word Films on Facebook and Twitter to find out more about this film and other upcoming films.
