Breathe is
a 2017 biographical drama film
directed by Andy Serkis in his
directorial debut, from a screenplay by William Nicholson.
It stars Andrew Garfield, Claire Foy, Hugh Bonneville, Tom Hollander, Ed Speleers and Dean-Charles Chapman,
and tells the story of Robin Cavendish, who
became paralyzed from the neck down
by polio at
age 28.
The film had its world
premiere at the 42nd Toronto International Film Festival on
11 September 2017. It was released in the United States by Bleecker Street on
13 October 2017, and in the United Kingdom by STXinternational on
27 October 2017.
