Short film
Sem Respirar
2004 · 8 min
A short, suffocating near-future fable that turns desperate longing into a quietly tense, grimly ironic watch.
- Directed by
- Pedro Brito
- Genres
- Animation
- Starring
- Pedro Brito, Filipe Homem Fonseca, Humberto Santana
- Overview
- The near future: Bruno is trying to win back his ex-wife. Under the pressure of her domineering mother and a new (arranged) boyfriend, Jorge, Isabel brings charges of harassment against Bruno. Bruno is trialed and sentenced. A device designed to suffocate him if he gets within 100 meters of Isabel is implanted in his throat. But that doesn’t stop Bruno, he practices holding his breath.
- How it feels
- Dark, bleak, tense and satirical. Measured and needs your attention.
- About
- Obsession, isolation, betrayal, power
- Content
- Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Pedro Brito
- Genres
- Animation
- Starring
- Pedro Brito, Filipe Homem Fonseca, Humberto Santana
