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Breathing (15)

Drama

A 19-year-old is coming out of prison and trying to build a new life but he can't deal with his guilt.

More information on this production is available at www.vivaverve.com.

The critical consensus

Thoughtfully shot by first-time director Karl Markovics (the lead in the counterfeiters), the only warmth comes from the stiffening cadavers.

***(*)(*)Matt Glasby, Total Film, 09/04/2012

As an actor-turned-director film, Markovics bracing debut is up there with Xavier Beauvois' of Gods and Men.

****(*)David Jenkins, Little White Lies, 19/04/2012

Best known until now for Oscar-winning holocaust drama The Counterfeiters, Karl Markovics flexes his muscles on the other side of the camera with terrific effect. A fine, moving debut for the new writer/director.

****(*)David Parkinson, Empire Online, 16/04/2012

The "breathing" of the title becomes a cleverly recurrent motif, and Markovics's script circles around the themes of death and life in thoughtful and elegant ways: it is a well-carpentered screenplay which bears every sign of having been a labour of love, worked on fruitfully over many years.

****(*)Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian, 19/04/2012

A beautifully judged, small-scale human drama that lingers in the memory long after some of those rowdy, big-budget blockbusters have faded.

****(*)Allan Hunter, Daily Express, 20/04/2012

A story that could have been bleak or full of clichéd philosophising on the meaning of life is, in Markovics’ hands, a captivating and tender human drama.

****(*)Jac Mantle, The Skinny, 20/04/2012

An affecting, unsentimental film with a strong central performance from Thomas Schubert.

Philip French, The Observer, 22/04/2012

Low-key, sombre, and slightly more lively than the coffins.

***(*)(*)Siobhan Synnot, The Scotsman, 29/04/2012

A deeply moving, well-observed study of a young life broken before it had even begun.

****(*)Alison Rowat, The Herald, 03/05/2012


Features about Breathing (15)

Breathing (15)

Where and when?

Edinburgh Filmhouse, Edinburgh from Friday May 4, 2012, until Thursday May 10, 2012. More info: www.filmhousecinema.com

Dundee Contemporary Arts, Dundee from Friday May 4, 2012, until Thursday May 10, 2012. More info: www.dca.org.uk

Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow from Friday May 11, 2012, until Thursday May 17, 2012. More info: http://www.glasgowfilm.org/theatre/

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