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Release year: 2014

Storyline

Charlie is an average French suburban teenager, but when she becomes fast friends with Sarah, the rebellious new girl at school, she discovers there's nothing average about how she feels.

Top credits

Directors

Mélanie Laurent

Writers

Cast

Joséphine Japy — Charlie
Lou de Laâge — Sarah
Isabelle Carré — Vanessa - la mère de Charlie
Claire Keim — Laura

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Did you know

• Mélanie Laurent's second feature film as director.

• Filming took place in Béziers from November 25, 2013 to January 2014.

• Breathe (2014) was screened in the Critics' Week section at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival. It was also screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival. In January 2015, the film received three nominations at the 20th Lumières Awards and also two nominations at the 40th César Awards for Best Female Revelation (Lou de Laâge and Joséphine Japy). The César Award for Best Female Revelation is one of the César Awards, presented annually by the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma to recognize the outstanding breakthrough performance of a young actress who has worked within the French film industry during the year preceding the ceremony.