Breath

Observed with warmth and sensitivity, this is a rewarding coming-of-age drama that features terrific performances from two young newcomers.
-- David Rooney, Hollywood Reporter

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Breath

Based on the award-winning, international best-selling novel by Tim Winton, Simon Baker’s directorial debut BREATH follows two teenage boys, Pikelet and Loonie (newcomers Samson Coulter and Ben Spence in breakthrough performances), growing up in a remote corner of the Western Australian coast. Hungry for discovery, the pair form an unlikely friendship with Sando (Simon Baker), a mysterious older surfer and adventurer who pushes the boys to take risks that will have a lasting and profound impact on their lives. Also starring Elizabeth Debicki and Richard Roxburgh, BREATH is an authentic coming-of-age drama set in an idyllic 1970s coastal Australia.

"Tender and resonant." – Screen International

Featured as the opening night film at the Australian International Screen Forum at Film Society Lincoln Center
Not Rated
Genre
Drama, Sport
Runtime
116
Language
English
Director
Simon Baker
Cast
Simon Baker, Elizabeth Debicki, Richard Roxburgh, Rachael Blake, Samson Coulter, Ben Spence
FEATURED REVIEW
Dennis Harvey, Variety

Having directed several episodes of his own long-running TV vehicle “The Mentalist,” Aussie actor Simon Baker makes a confident transition behind the camera to feature filmmaking with “Breath,” the tale of two teens’ introduction to surfing under an older man’s tutelage. Baker also plays the adult ...

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