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The Air He Breathes

2024 · 106 min

A quiet, tearful romance about two grieving people finding comfort in each other, heavy with sadness but ultimately tender.

Directed by
Rachel Annette Helson
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Ryan Carnes, Kelcie Stranahan, Charlotte Ann Tucker
Overview
Still mourning her husband's death, Elizabeth moves home with daughter and meets neighbor rumored to have a dark past who is also drowning in grief.

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Directed by
Rachel Annette Helson
Genres
Drama, Romance
Starring
Ryan Carnes, Kelcie Stranahan, Charlotte Ann Tucker
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 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
  • grief
  • love
  • healing
  • trauma
  • parenthood
Places
  • small town
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance7
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama, romance
Directed by
Rachel Annette Helson
Written by
Brian Frederich, Brittainy Cherry
Starring
Ryan Carnes, Kelcie Stranahan, Charlotte Ann Tucker, Cindy Hogan, Pressly Coker, Mark Pettit, TJ Jackson, Mary Ann Hagan
Cinematography
Sean Conley
Runtime
106 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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