The Deepest Breath

Great story. Could only the be a bit faster on the beggining when telling a bunch of random people's history.

An extremely intense documentary about an extremely intense sport. Up there with Free Solo and it will stay with you for a while.

You have to see this movie. It is cut from real footage but assembled together to make it look like a film. Extraordinary when you know that everything on the screen is for real. This is next level fabulous.

"The Deepest Breath" is a beautifully crafted and captivating documentary that masterfully blends stunning visuals, thrilling suspense, and genuine human stories. Whether you're an avid fan of underwater exploration or simply looking for a thought-provoking and inspiring film, this documentary will leave you in awe of the human spirit and the wonders of the ocean depths. Prepare to be mesmerized and moved by "The Deepest Breath.

Absolutely breathtaking

Absolutely mesmerizing! 'The Deepest Breath' documentary takes you on an unforgettable journey into the profound depths of human experience. The storytelling is masterfully crafted, weaving together emotions, science, and breathtaking visuals. A thought-provoking exploration that leaves you with a newfound appreciation for the beauty of breath and life itself. A five-star masterpiece that resonates long after the credits roll.

87%. Starts a bit slow - educating you on the sport and meeting the people involved. The last hour is fascinating. Alessia gets the world record but then really wants to go to the really challenging underwater cave and that's where everything goes wrong. The way they shoot it is crazy because it seems as though Alessia and Stephen are both dead, until Alessia is finally shown interviewed and you realize Stephen saved her and sacrificed himself. Incredible story.

I actually felt like this was a truly disturbing activity to get involved with. I have given three stars for the making of the documentary, but the subject matter, while keeping me glued to the screen, left me with countless questions. There is no great achievement in being able to hold your breath underwater, and diving to depths where water pressure squeezes your lungs to the extent of permanent damage. Where seemingly normal, intelligent people hold their breath for such dangerous periods that they black out and require resuscitation when they surface. I could see no pleasurable benefits to the activity, just stupidity, where people lose their lives...for what? Well made, and morbidly fascinating, but these 'free divers' need to give their heads a series wobble. Maybe take up skydiving instead.

Endorphin porn, a shallow look through blue tinted lenses at people who know how close they are to touching death with every deeper dive. No matter how beautiful the photography, the locations, the Adrenalin junkies' diving bodies, there is no escaping the fact that free-diving at this level is dicing with death every time, and the people who organise it are utterly reckless in their failing to provide adequate safety measures for divers. The film fails to address this, just as it fails to cast any meaningful light on the personalities of the ‘stars' of the film. It's a truly tragic film, a cleverly constructed snuff movie. While viewers won't get the almost two hours of their lives spent watching it back, at least two of the people in the film won't get their lives back at all. Truly sad.

Plunging into the peculiar world of competitive freediving, THE DEEPEST BREATH is a deeply compelling documentary, where stunning underwater cinematography and the elegant dangers of freediving take on a stirring mythic dimension. Part tale of obsession, part moving love story, this is a rare docu that ultimately makes the human spirit its true subject.