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Respire (2014)

 |  Drama  |  11 September 2015 (USA)
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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 in Melanie Laurent's sexy sophomore film.

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Cast overview, first billed only:
Joséphine Japy ...
Charlie
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Sarah
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Vanessa - la mère de Charlie
Claire Keim ...
Laura
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Le père de Charlie (as Sasha Bukvic)
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Victoire
Thomas Solivéres ...
Gastine
Camille Claris ...
Delphine
Louka Meliava ...
Lucas
Louise Grinberg ...
Louise
Fanny Sidney ...
Isa
Marie Denarnaud ...
Marie
Carole Franck ...
La mère de Sarah
Alejandro Albarracín ...
Esteban
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It is tale of two teenage girls who develop an intense and dangerous friendship. Charlie is a 17-year-old girl tortured by doubt, disillusionment and solitude. When the beautiful and self-confident Sarah arrives and the two become inseparable, Charlie is thrilled to feel alive, fulfilled and invincible in their intense friendship. But as Sarah tires of Charlie and begins to look elsewhere for a new friend, their friendship takes an ominous turn. Written by Mon

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$5,063 (USA) (11 September 2015)

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$29,132 (USA) (2 October 2015)
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Multi talented Melanie Laurent delivers typical French drama
9 April 2015 | by (Netherlands) – See all my reviews

Respire is in all respect typical French drama. Apparently dry scenes, where you wonder if you're missing something. Restrained and subtle emotions that are confusing and irritating. A couple of dramatic plot twists. And beautiful, good, young actresses. I love it.

Josephine Japy as the introverted Charlie and Lou de Laage as extrovert Sarah are fine casted. Sarah can get under your skin. There are several moments in the film that I wanted to hit or hurt her. Charlie is often apathetic. I would kick her ass sometimes or shake her to wake her up. The crying and gasp scene at the end of the film is breath taking.

Although I'm far from the subject in age and I'm not a woman, I could easily empathize with Respire and it hit me several times like I was 17 again.


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