More Beautiful for Having Been Broken
Movie · LGBTQ · Drama

Nicole Conn, Director and Writer of classic romances including A PERFECT ENDING, ELENA UNDONE and CLAIRE OF THE MOON presents her most personal new film MORE BEAUTIFUL FOR HAVING BEEN BROKEN. McKenzie (Zoë Ventoura), a broken FBI agent who’s been suspended from her job and is struggling with the loss of her mother, travels to Lake Mervielle, the small mountain town she used to visit as a child. Upon arrival, she is befriended by Freddie (Cale Ferrin), a young boy with special needs who possesses the extraordinary gift of healing others through his unbroken spirit and unique outlook on life. Though McKenzie is hurting, she begins to see through Freddie's eyes as the puzzle pieces fall into place when she meets Samantha (Kayla Radomski), Freddie’s mother. McKenzie and Samantha develop an unexpected relationship that turns fiercely passionate and intimate. When Vivienne (Harley Jane Kozak), a former Congresswoman with roots established in Lake Mervielle, threatens to expose McKenzie’s past, will Freddie and Samantha be able to keep the family they always dreamed of? MORE BEAUTIFUL FOR HAVING BEEN BROKEN also stars Bruce Davison (Academy Award Nominee- Longtime Companion), French Stewart (3rd Rock From The Sun) and Brooke Elliott (Drop Dead Diva).

2020 · 1h 52m
Starring Zoë Ventoura, Kayla Radomski, Cale Ferrin
Director Nicole Conn

Trailers

  • More Beautiful for Having Been Broken
    More Beautiful for Having Been Broken
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  • More Beautiful for Having Been Broken: Director's Cut
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Cast & Crew

  • Zoë Ventoura
    McKenzie "Max" De Ridder
  • Kayla Radomski
    Samantha
  • C‌F
    Cale Ferrin
    Freddie
  • Harley Jane Kozak
    Vivienne Pinchot
  • French Stewart
    Rodney
  • B‌E
    Brooke Elliott
    Kate
  • Nicole Conn
    Director
  • Nicole Conn
    Producer
  • L‌F
    Lissa Forehan
    Producer
  • C‌J
    Chakinta Jones
    Producer
  • Nicole Conn
    Writer

About

More Beautiful for Having Been Broken

LGBTQ

Nicole Conn, Director and Writer of classic romances including A PERFECT ENDING, ELENA UNDONE and CLAIRE OF THE MOON presents her most personal new film MORE BEAUTIFUL FOR HAVING BEEN BROKEN. McKenzie (Zoë Ventoura), a broken FBI agent who’s been suspended from her job and is struggling with the loss of her mother, travels to Lake Mervielle, the small mountain town she used to visit as a child. Upon arrival, she is befriended by Freddie (Cale Ferrin), a young boy with special needs who possesses the extraordinary gift of healing others through his unbroken spirit and unique outlook on life. Though McKenzie is hurting, she begins to see through Freddie's eyes as the puzzle pieces fall into place when she meets Samantha (Kayla Radomski), Freddie’s mother. McKenzie and Samantha develop an unexpected relationship that turns fiercely passionate and intimate. When Vivienne (Harley Jane Kozak), a former Congresswoman with roots established in Lake Mervielle, threatens to expose McKenzie’s past, will Freddie and Samantha be able to keep the family they always dreamed of? MORE BEAUTIFUL FOR HAVING BEEN BROKEN also stars Bruce Davison (Academy Award Nominee- Longtime Companion), French Stewart (3rd Rock From The Sun) and Brooke Elliott (Drop Dead Diva).

Information

Studio
Nicole Conn Films
Released
2020
Run Time
1 hr 52 min
Rated
PG
Region of Origin
United States
© 2020 Nicole Conn LLC

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Original Audio
English
Audio

English (⁨Dolby 5.1⁩, AAC)

Subtitles

English (CC)

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