Movie

A Mouthful of Air

2021 · 105 min

A quiet, painful plunge into a mother's inner darkness, brightened only by glimpses of crayon-colored imagination.

Tagline: One breath at a time.
Overview: Julie is a new mom and children's book author, who escapes into the bright Crayola-colored world of her creation in order to leave behind the darkness caused by her post-partum depression.
How it feels: Melancholic, dark, tense and warm. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Parenthood, trauma, identity, isolation
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: parenthood
trauma
identity
isolation
healing
Places: home
suburbs
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild