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Breath

Breath

Drama · 2017

A pair of teenagers in Western Australia looking to escape the monotony of life in a small town take up surfing lessons from a guy named Sando.

Movie details

Breath

2017 Drama 1h 55m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

6.5 / 10

Community rating

A pair of teenagers in Western Australia looking to escape the monotony of life in a small town take up surfing lessons from a guy named Sando.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Simon Baker

Written by

Gerard Lee · Tim Winton · Simon Baker

Samson Coulter

Samson Coulter

Pikelet

Ben Spence

Ben Spence

Loonie

Simon Baker

Simon Baker

Sando

Elizabeth Debicki

Elizabeth Debicki

Eva

Richard Roxburgh

Richard Roxburgh

Mr. Pike

Rachael Blake

Rachael Blake

Mrs. Pike

Miranda Frangou

Miranda Frangou

Queenie

Court is in session

Put Breath on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.