"“A Touching Documentary of Perseverance”"

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BREAKING INTO BEAUTIFUL is a well-produced, toughing, inspiring documentary with strong biblical values. The movie’s editing, pacing and structure are excellent. The best parts are the interviews with Kim’s family reflecting on her personal growth. BREAKING INTO BEAUTIFUL has a strong message stressing belief in God, courage and the fruits of motherhood. It has an excellent use of professional interviews intersected with scenes from Kim’s personal videos. However, BREAKING INTO BEAUTIFUL features brief gore, a mother suffering from a miscarriage, and brief footage of real-life surgery operations. So, MOVIEGUIDE® advises caution for teenagers and sensitive adults.
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BREAKING INTO BEAUTIFUL is a faith-based documentary streaming on Angel Studios. After being diagnosed with a rare lung cancer, Kim White wrestles with herself living on the edge of death. With the help of her friends and God, Kim develops the mental strength to power through several life-or-death surgeries. Will Kim and her family be able to overcome these hardships?
Kim White was a Utah-based Instagram influencer with a spunky personality. In 2014, while living with her husband and 2-year-old daughter, Kim discovers she has a rare cancer invading her lungs. With her cancer growing worse by the day, Kim and her family reach out to the community for help. Kim puts her faith in God, develops immense courage to face her death, and learns to be grateful for her limited time on Earth. After six years of risky surgeries and tribulations, Kim loses her battle with cancer. In the end, Kim’s Instagram sermons about God’s strength leave a positive impact on not only her family, but the whole world.
BREAKING INTO BEAUTIFUL uses a mixture of archival footage, Kim’s old Instagram videos, and interviews with Kim’s family members recorded four years after her passing. From a production perspective, this documentary is a home run. The movie’s editing, pacing and general structure are excellent. The best part is the interviews with Kim’s family reflecting on her personal growth. These personal testimonies are well done and help bring a “cohesive” vision to this documentary.
As per mandate from Angel Studios, the movie contains a strong Christian worldview. The heroine is a spunky, yet flawed woman who learns to build her strength through God. Kim was a young mother who made numerous sacrifices for her daughter and loving husband. The movie highlights Kim’s “miscarriage” with her son (her daughter Hensleigh was successfully born later). She is devastated at the loss but dedicates a grave site in his honor. Kim accepts help from her family, friends and local community.
Later in the movie, Kim discusses praying to God for strength and humility. Moreover, Kim uses her large Instagram account to preach about her experience of dealing with cancer. She talks about being on the verge of despair, but thanks God for teaching her to persevere. Despite the cancer taking a toll on her physical and mental health, she pushed forward with optimism. Lastly, in the interviews filmed after Kim’s death, her friends and family thank her for being a caring mother and a respectable friend.
Sadly, BREAKING INTO BEAUTIFUL has some gore and other gruesome elements. Firstly, it goes into detail regarding the despair and severity of the heroine’s cancer treatment. Her experience is pain, depression and mental anguish rolled together into one package. This documentary pulls no punches. Secondly, there’s a scene where a bloody piece of the heroine’s carved lung is shown in full detail. It is not censored or blurred out. Thirdly, the heroine is shown lying down on an operating table. There is no violence, but the uncensored real-life gore is a major concern for younger viewers. MOVIEGUIDE® advises caution for teenagers and sensitive adults.