All That Breathes

Name: All That Breathes
Genre: Documentary
Released: October 21, 2022
Duration: 97 min
Rating: 87
Cast: Mohammad Saud, Nadeem Shehzad

2022

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Submarine Deluxe | Release Date: October 21, 2022 | Not Rated

Starring: Mohammad Saud, Nadeem Shehzad

Summary: In one of the world’s most populated cities, two brothers — Nadeem and Saud — devote their lives to the quixotic effort of protecting the black kite, a majestic bird of prey essential to the ecosystem of New Delhi that has been falling from the sky at alarming rates. Amid environmental toxicity and social unrest, the ‘kite brothers’ spendIn one of the world’s most populated cities, two brothers — Nadeem and Saud — devote their lives to the quixotic effort of protecting the black kite, a majestic bird of prey essential to the ecosystem of New Delhi that has been falling from the sky at alarming rates. Amid environmental toxicity and social unrest, the ‘kite brothers’ spend day and night caring for the creatures in their makeshift avian basement hospital. … Expand

Director: Shaunak Sen

Genre(s): Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 97 min

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Daniel Fienberg

Jan 29, 2022

Portrait of a city? Portrait of a pair of heroic brothers? Portrait of humanity on the brink of COVID? In this tiny marvel of a documentary, it’s a little and a lot all at once. Read full review

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A.O. Scott

Oct 21, 2022

Neither a nature documentary nor a political lecture, All That Breathes is a subtle, haunting reflection on the meaning of humanity — on the breathtaking kindness and heartbreaking cruelty that define our wounded, intrepid, predatory species. Read full review

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Chris Vognar

Feb 2, 2023

All That Breathes is the kind of immersive documentary experience other filmmakers, and film lovers, would do well to study. It never feels the need to explain what it’s doing. It’s as calm and patient as the Samaritans at its core. Read full review

IndieWire David Ehrlich

Jan 29, 2022

All That Breathes is determined to illustrate how two peoples’ failure to listen to each other is no different than one species’ failure to acknowledge the rest of its environment — that each aspect of Delhi is sharing the same broken conversation, whether they recognize that or not. Read full review

Empire John Nugent

Oct 17, 2022

A thoughtful, meditative thesis on humanity’s relationship with nature, filmed with the kind of cinematographic beauty most fiction filmmakers can only aspire towards. Read full review

The Guardian Peter Bradshaw

Oct 11, 2022

Shaunak Sen’s documentary is a complex, thoughtful, quietly beautiful film about the ecosystem and human community. Read full review

Michael O'Sullivan

Nov 14, 2022

The film follows two remarkable men in New Delhi: Mohammad Saud and his older brother Nadeem Shehzad, former bodybuilders who used their scientific curiosity, compassion and knowledge of human musculature to figure out how to care for sick and injured birds. Read full review

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bertobellamy

Mar 8, 2023

It's amazing yet sad how natural selection has allowed wildlife to survive among our filth. 'All that Breathes' is an essential documentary that introduces the noble labor of two Indian brothers and a friend rescuing black kites from New Dehli's heavily polluted environment. Director ShaunakIt's amazing yet sad how natural selection has allowed wildlife to survive among our filth. 'All that Breathes' is an essential documentary that introduces the noble labor of two Indian brothers and a friend rescuing black kites from New Dehli's heavily polluted environment. Director Shaunak Sen explores the fragility of a now twisted ecosystem and the complicated relationship between the brothers, who face low resources and great frustration while doing their work. And that's not it because the plot develops during violent religious riots; the framing establishes predatory practices between the birds they're trying to save and their hate-fueled neighbors. It's a long shot, but I hope this wins Best Documentary a the Oscars.… Expand

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Brent_Marchant

Feb 7, 2023

In an age where selfishness has run roughshod over selflessness, it’s comforting to know that there are those out there who have not succumbed to these troubling circumstances. Evidence of that is generously served up in director Shaunak Sen’s poetic, gorgeously filmed documentary about aIn an age where selfishness has run roughshod over selflessness, it’s comforting to know that there are those out there who have not succumbed to these troubling circumstances. Evidence of that is generously served up in director Shaunak Sen’s poetic, gorgeously filmed documentary about a pair of brothers who run a makeshift animal hospital out of their basement to heal injured birds in India’s capital, New Delhi, a city beset by choking environmental conditions and accelerating political and religious violence. The film is positively beautiful to look at and does tremendous justice to the dedication and compassion of these two wildlife Samaritans. In doing so, the filmmaker offers poignant observations about the connections that bind all of us – both man and animal – to one another, despite whatever petty squabbles or secular considerations might attempt to get in the way, augmented by thoughtful voiceovers, a beautiful, atmospheric score, and stunning cinematography, particularly in its close-up footage of the black kites that the brothers so lovingly nurture back to health. A few segments drag a bit, especially with their inclusion of too much needless incidental footage, but, if that’s the picture’s greatest failing, there’s really little to otherwise fault in this widely decorated release. This is the kind of film that beckons us to heed that age-old advice about taking time to stop and smell the proverbial roses – and to teach us all how to take flight as the truly concerted, humane individuals we’re capable of being.… Expand

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