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I Am Breathing

20131h 12mEmma Davie,Morag McKinnon
IMDb 7.1 · Rotten Tomatoes 92% · Metacritic 71

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Breathing is about the thin space between life and death. 34-year-old Neil Platt plans his own funeral, muses about the meaning of life and the impossibility of terminating a mobile phone contract. With 5 months left to live, and paralyzed from the neck down by Motor Neurone Disease, he ponders how to communicate about his life in a letter for his baby son. How can he anticipate what he might want to know about his father in a future he can only imagine?

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What is I Am Breathing (2013) about?

Breathing is about the thin space between life and death. 34-year-old Neil Platt plans his own funeral, muses about the meaning of life and the impossibility of terminating a mobile phone contract. With 5 months left to live, and paralyzed from the neck down by Motor Neurone Disease, he ponders how to communicate about his life in a letter for his baby son. How can he anticipate what he might…

Who stars in I Am Breathing?

I Am Breathing stars Neil Platt (Himself), Louise Platt, Oscar Platt, Lynne Platt. The film was directed by Emma Davie.

How long is I Am Breathing?

I Am Breathing has a runtime of 1 min and premiered in 2013.

Is I Am Breathing worth watching?

I Am Breathing holds an IMDb rating of 7.1/10. On Rotten Tomatoes it scores 92. Fans of Documentary are most likely to enjoy it — TasteRay can tell you how well it matches your personal taste.

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