Breathe

Jan 27, 2023

1h 30m

★ 7.0

Overview

Fouad, a 15-year-old Moroccan immigrant, and Max, a 27-year-old "old stock" Quebecer, both live frustrating lives. Their respective destinies lead them face to face, in a situation from which neither will emerge unscathed.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

UGO Média

Karaman Productions

Breathe Trailers

Cast

Fouad

Amédamine Ouerghi

Max

Frédéric Lemay

Atif

Mohammed Marouazi

Rachida

Houda Rihani

Jérémie

Guillaume Laurin

Gilles

Roger Léger

Maryse

Marie Charlebois

Josée

Claudia Bouvette

Éric

Luis Oliva

Ali

Reda Guerinik

Professeure

Sasha Migliarese

Directeur d'école

Fayolle Jean

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