There are plenty of rom-com films about couples falling in love together in a myriad of silly ways. However, there aren’t enough anti-rom-com movies about breaking up.

Jeff Rosenberg and Laura Jacqmin took the opportunity to create a comedy around the most un-romantic part of a relationship in We Broke Up.

The movie stars Aya Cash and William Jackson Harper in the breakup roles of Lori and Doug.

Here’s the official synopsis:

Lori and Doug have been together for 10 years. But when Lori reacts badly to Doug’s surprise proposal just before her little sister’s wedding, he dumps her. Not wanting to steal the spotlight, Doug and Lori pretend they’re still together. However, raw emotions and tempting flirtations with other wedding guests make pretending a lot harder than they’ve anticipated.

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LRM Online’s Gig Patta spoke with co-writer/director Jeff Rosenberg and co-writer Laura Jacqmin for the anti-rom-com nature of We Broke Up. We talked about the production, casting, and writing the story to keep a film like this funny.

Jeff Rosenberg worked on multiple productions over the years in various capacities for television projects, including The Good Place, Sunnyside, Veep, Goliath, and Amend: The Fight for America. In 2007, his directorial feature film debut was with Relative Obscurity. His sophomore film was with the comedy musical OJ: The Musical.

Laura Jacqmin wrote for many television series and video games. She was a writer for the series Get Shorty, Grace and Frankie, and Lucky 7. In the video game world, she was a writer for 2015’s Minecraft: Story Mode – A Telltale Game Series and Life 2.0.

We Broke Up is in select theaters and VOD tomorrow.

Watch the exclusive interview with Jeff Rosenberg and Laura Jacqmin below. Let us know what you think.

Source: LRM Online Exclusive, Vertical Entertainment