Verve Pictures presents the award-winning directorial debut of Karl Markovics, star of The Counterfeiters.
Breathing is the uplifting and inspiring story of Roman Kogler (Thomas Schubert), a young man who after taking a probation job to avoid prison, makes a startling discovery that triggers him to explore his past and search for the mother who abandoned him as a child.
A compelling drama distinguished by its restrained observational direction and the emotional intensity of the performances.
Directed by: Karl Markovics
Cast: Thomas Schubert, Karin Lischka, Gerhard Liebmann, Georg Friedrich
Technical Details:
93 mins
RUNNING TIME
15
CERTIFICATE
B (Europe)
REGION
16:9
ASPECT RATIO
German with English subtitles
LANGUAGE
Interview with Karl Markovics
Trailer
EXTRAS
Trailer





"Impressive...impeccably paced...deeply moving"
Empire




"Schubert’s performance is so eloquent and Markovics’s direction so sure that the film blazes with an extraordinary power”
Evening Standard




"Compelling...superb”
The Times




"Tremendously impressive”
The Guardian




"A supple and rewarding debut”
Daily Telegraph




Time Out




Daily Express




The Independent




"Startling and incisive”
Little White Lies
"A beautiful piece of filmmaking...will undoubtedly invite comparisons with Andrea Arnold's Fish Tank"
Sight & Sound