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The Screen Guide

BREATH is a story about youthful recklessness and the lengths we will go, against our better judgment, to avoid feeling ordinary. Bruce “Pikelet” Pike is a boy growing up in Sawyer, a small, charmless coastal town. Together with his unlikely friend Loonie, the boys discover the adrenaline rush of surfing and fall under the spell of an enigmatic big-wave surfer named Sando, who takes the boys under his wing and challenges them to take on bigger risks and ride waves beyond their control. As the boys mature into adolescence, each discovers his own longings and limits, and the rift that develops between them threatens to push each toward self-destruction. Breath will star Simon Baker (The Mentalist, The Devil Wears Prada) as Sando, and will mark his feature directing debut.

Cast & Crew & Production Details

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Director
Simon Baker
Writers
Gerard Lee  Tim Winton  Simon Baker
Producer
Mark Johnson  Jamie Hilton  Simon Baker
Executive Producers
Tom Williams  Johnny McDonald  Dave Hansen  Laura Rister
Dir. of Photography
Marden Dean
Composer
Harry Gregson-Williams
Editor
Dany Cooper
Production Designer
Steven Jones-Evans
Cast
Samson Coulter - Ben Spence - Simon Baker - Elizabeth Debicki - Richard Roxburgh - Rachael Blake
Production Completion
2017
Genre
Drama
Production Company
Breath Productions Pty Limited
Australian Sales
Palace Films
International Sales
Embankment Films

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Selected Awards & Festivals

Screen News

Breaking Bad's Mark Johnson: appreciating Australia

How Academy Award® and Emmy®-winning US producer Mark Johnson of Rain Man and Breaking Bad brought Tim Winton’s Breath to the big screen.

08 May 2018
By Caris Bizzaca
Simon Baker: multitasking on Breath

Breath: behind the scenes

The cast and crew of Breath share their experience making Simon Baker's adaptation of Tim Winton's classic novel.

04 May 2018
By Chris Butel
Cargo: meet the filmmakers

Simon Baker: multitasking on Breath

Director Simon Baker on making an Australian first-time feature after two decades acting in the US.

30 Apr 2018
By Caris Bizzaca
Australia at TIFF 2017

7th AACTA Awards red carpet

The screen industry came together on 6 December to celebrate an amazing year of Aussie stories.

07 Dec 2017
By Screen Australia
Sydney Film Festival Opening Night