All That Breathes

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All That Breathes

Released Oct 21, 2022

1h 31m

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In one of the world's most populated cities, cows, rats, monkeys, frogs, and hogs jostle cheek-by-jowl with people. Here, two brothers fall in love with a bird -- the black kite. From their makeshift bird hospital in their tiny basement, the "kite brothers" care for thousands of these mesmeric creatures that drop daily from New Delhi's smog-choked skies. As environmental toxicity and civil unrest escalate, the relationship between this Muslim family and the neglected kite forms a poetic chronicle of the city's collapsing ecology and rising social tensions.

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A poetic tribute to tenacity, All That Breathes uses two brothers' tireless efforts to make a broader point about finding triumph within tragedy.

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Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin Chronicle

All That Breathes instills admiration and wonder while also subtly implicating human beings in a responsibility for the upkeep and furtherance of life.

Rated: 4/5

Mar 30, 2023

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Maxwell Rabb

Chicago Reader

All That Breathes presents a poetic, intensely beautiful story so precise that, at times, it feels staged but instead emerges from hours of painstaking care.

Feb 17, 2023

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Randy Myers

San Jose Mercury News

It soars as high as the birds it depicts, while telling a compassionate story of two Muslim brothers trying to do their part in making the world a better place. It’s astonishing.

Rated: 4/4

Feb 15, 2023

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Daniel Allen

Loud and Clear Reviews

All That Breathes is a majestic, multi-dimensional documentary about the interconnectivity of man and nature, as two brothers try to help a threatened species.

Rated: 4.5/5

Jul 25, 2024

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Prabhjot Bains

Tilt Magazine

Shaunak Sen’s transcendent documentary unearths beauty in the squalor of India’s urbanity.

Nov 2, 2023

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Ishita Sengupta

News9 Live (India)

The documentary places all forms of life at an equal footing, the act not dehumanising or brutalising any but propelling the need to acknowledge all as residents of the same community.

Jul 20, 2023

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amy b

Profound tribute to wildlife protectors and the birds they help. A perfect antidote to the obscenity that is the $325 million of Anant Ambhani in India with all the worst people in the world in attendance.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/13/24

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dave d

An interesting story that isn't told with the heft it cold have been. Why should we care about these people or the birds? If that could have been fleshed out a tad more this would have been great instead of just ok. A nice doc from India that got a major boost from the producers in awards season. Overall frustrating and a little too up its own a$$. The visuals help the documentary, but they don't make one. Final Score: 6/10

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

05/09/24

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Sarah P

stunningly breathtaking, the simplicity of care made me equally sad and hopeful

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/18/24

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Zach A

Sensational filmmaking

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/02/23

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Johnson F

Exquisitely lensed and pleasingly scored, this Oscar nominated documentary illuminating the laborious efforts of two brothers and their friend rescuing pollution-choked kites in Delhi is also gracefully paced for much contemplation on the beauty of nature around us and its quick dissolution.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

08/27/23

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Julie R

It took me a minute to get into this one, but it was worth the patience. This film has so much beauty and depth. High praise to all who worked to tell this story. And you can donate to their animal hospital, which I did immediately.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/02/23

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Synopsis

In one of the world's most populated cities, cows, rats, monkeys, frogs, and hogs jostle cheek-by-jowl with people. Here, two brothers fall in love with a bird -- the black kite. From their makeshift bird hospital in their tiny basement, the "kite brothers" care for thousands of these mesmeric creatures that drop daily from New Delhi's smog-choked skies. As environmental toxicity and civil unrest escalate, the relationship between this Muslim family and the neglected kite forms a poetic chronicle of the city's collapsing ecology and rising social tensions.

Director: Shaunak Sen
Producer: Shaunak Sen, Aman Mann, Teddy Leifer
Distributor: Submarine Deluxe
Production Co: Sideshow, Rise Films, Submarine Deluxe, HBO Documentary Films
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: Hindi
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 21, 2022, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 7, 2023
Runtime: 1h 31m

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