Charlie, a 17-year-old girl tortured by doubt, is thrilled when she becomes friends with Sarah, the rebellious new girl at school. Charlie now discovers there's nothing average about how she feels.
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1978, France
28 May 1971, Paris, France
8 July 1975, Senlis, Oise, Picardie, France
12 July 1994, Paris, France
29 December 1982, Jerez de la Frontera, Cádiz, Andalucía, Spain
20 November 1979, Sombor, Serbia, Yugoslavia
5 April 1987
23 January 1974, Senlis, Oise, Picardie, France
February 21, 2016
The examination of the unknowable and undeniable power and pain of a broken friendship on display in Breathe is truly something to behold.
September 30, 2015
These are extraordinary performances, and considering France's way of nurturing female talent, Japy and de Laage could be at the dawn of 40-year careers. They're that good.
September 18, 2015
The entire piece is precisely woven together, from script to performance to execution, and the result is a chilling study of emotional annihilation and its aftermath.
October 15, 2015
In some ways it plays like a horror movie, in other ways it's almost a documentary.
September 17, 2015
I can tell you that Ms. Laurent's direction is astute and economical, that both of the film's young stars give fine performances, and that "Breathe" is a very good title for a film that ever so gradually takes your breath away.
October 19, 2015
Breathe offers ample evidence of the growing confidence and skill of Melanie Laurent as a director.
October 16, 2015
Laurent has an excellent eye for shot composition, and cinematographer Arnaud Potier's crisp photography aids the director in creating an enviable set of gorgeous and memorable shots, and the film is consistently visually compelling.
October 23, 2015
With boys -- and men -- on the side, the females of the film anchor it with ease, once again proving that a good drama is dependent on everything except the actors' genders.
January 05, 2016
A modest but keenly observed coming-of-age drama about an average suburban teenager.
October 01, 2015
Nuanced, sensitive, and unflinching ...
April 19, 2016
Subtitled teen drama with bullying, alcohol, and sex.
