An emotionally raw, empathetic and intensely honest display of women’s strength.“ ”
VOGUE
“Carla Juri with her naturalness and delicate strength
reminds of Sandra Hüller in ‘Anatomy of a Fall‘ and ’Zone of Interest’. We are able to almost touch her darkest fears.”
Synopsis
Emma is whisked away in the dead of night, covered in bruises and unexpectedly pregnant. Finding a new home in a women’s shelter, she rediscovers lost facets of herself. Among the women and children living in the shelter, individual traumas intertwine. Despite their differences, a delicate sisterhood emerges.
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Details
Director: Eric Lamhène
Genre: Drama
Tags: Women’s Shelter, Sisterhood, Healing, Hope
Original title: Hors d’haleine
English title: Breathing Underwater
Country of production: Luxembourg, Belgium
Year of production: 2024
Length: 101 min
Color: Color
Shooting format: 4K
Screening format: DCP 2K
Original language: French, Luxembourgish, Spanish, Italian
Subtitles: English
Cast: Carla Juri, Véronique Tshanda Beya, Esperanza Martin González-Quevedo, Alessia Raschella, Sascha Ley
Scriptwriter: Rae Lyn Lee, Eric Lamhène
Director of photography: Rae Lyn Lee
Production designer: Julieta Fernandez
Editor: Jean-Luc Simon
Sound design: Lise Bouchez
Sound mixing: Jean-Stéphane Garbe
Producers: Claude Waringo
Co-producers: Patrick Quinet
Production company: Samsa Film
Co-production company: Artémis Productions
Supported by: Film Fund Luxembourg, Belgian Tax-Shelter
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Festivals / Awards
Warsaw IFF, Poland - World Premiere
Cinemania, Canada
Free Zone FF, Serbia
Festival del Cinema Europeo, Italy - Speacial Jury Award, Cineuropa Award
Bengaluru IFF, India
French FF Vienna, Austria
Festival du Film Engagé, Belgium
Franco Film Week, UAE
Mastercard OFF CAMERA, Poland
Ull Nu FF, Andorra
Europe On Screen, Indonesia
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