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No Breathing

2013 · 118 min

A gentle, earnest sports drama that blends youthful rivalry, first love, and healing with a warm, easygoing rhythm.

Directed by
Cho Yong-sun
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Seo In-guk, Lee Jong-suk, Kwon Yu-ri
Tagline
Hold breath and glide through water!
Overview
Two very different restless youths join a swimming competition for love and friendship which is, in fact, a rite of passage to growing up.

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Directed by
Cho Yong-sun
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Seo In-guk, Lee Jong-suk, Kwon Yu-ri
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • coming-of-age
  • friendship
  • love
  • grief
  • redemption
Places
  • school
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour3
Realism7
Romance5
Tension4
Darkness4
Complexity3
Emotional weight6

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Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
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Runtime
118 min
Country
Philippines, South Korea
Languages
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