The Deepest Breath

 

The Deepest Breath is a 2023 documentary film directed and written by Laura McGann that profiles Italian freediver Alessia Zecchini on her quest to break a world record with the help of safety diver Stephen Keenan.

The film had its world premiere on 22 January 2023 at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival.^[2] Prior to its premiere, Netflix acquired its distribution rights.^[3] It is set to screen in the Special Premieres section at the Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival 2023.

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 84% of 43 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.5/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "A compelling documentary that can feel like a thriller, The Deepest Breath couples real-life tragedy with stunning footage of the ocean's depths."[6] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 69 out of 100, based on 18 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

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 Donnelly, Matt (8 December 2022). "Netflix Nabs Sundance Doc 'The Deepest Breath,' Emotional Thriller About World of Freediving (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 25 February 2023.

 Dalton, Ben (21 February 2023). "CPH:DOX full 2023 programme includes over 100 world premieres for 20th anniversary". Screen Daily. Retrieved 25 February 2023.

 "Special Premieres". CPH:DOX. Archived from the original on 25 February 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2023.

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