All That Breathes
A lyrical documentary follows two brothers whose basement bird hospital becomes a haven for black kites amid New Delhi’s ecological and social turmoil.
Overview
In a city where life and death hang in the balance, two brothers dedicate themselves to saving the fragile beauty of nature.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- meditative
- melancholic
- dreamy
- reflective evening
- environmental film night
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the documentary as a visually inventive, meditative, and emotionally resonant portrait of ecological crisis, urban life, and resilience.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The brothers' bird hospital, New Delhi's pollution, and the city's people and animals are presented as one strained ecosystem.
Black kites suffer from toxic air and water while civil and religious tensions intensify around the Muslim family.
Micro-attention to birds, rats, city life, sound, and basement work creates a poetic yet grounded portrait.
Mohammad Saud and Nadeem Shehzad continue rescuing and treating thousands of injured kites amid worsening crises.
Films like All That Breathes, and why
The Gunda
observational environmental documentary centered on human relationships with animals and ecological fragility
Koyaanisqatsi
poetic nonfiction portrait of environmental collapse using immersive imagery and meditative pacing
Minding the Gap
intimate observational documentary about marginalized people and compassionate care amid social hardship
Fire of Love
lyrical nature documentary combining visual beauty with urgent ecological concern
Movie Details
- Director
- Shaunak Sen
- Release Date
- 2022-10-21
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Rating
- 6.9 / 10 (87)
Cast
- Mohammad Saud
- Nadeem Shehzad
- Salik Rehman
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is All That Breathes about?
- A lyrical documentary follows two brothers whose basement bird hospital becomes a haven for black kites amid New Delhi’s ecological and social turmoil.
- What is All That Breathes like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of All That Breathes as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.
- Is All That Breathes violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in All That Breathes as mild.
- What did critics think of All That Breathes?
- Critics broadly praised the documentary as a visually inventive, meditative, and emotionally resonant portrait of ecological crisis, urban life, and resilience.
- Which films are like All That Breathes?
- Films with a similar feel include The Gunda, Koyaanisqatsi, Minding the Gap, and Fire of Love.
- How long is All That Breathes?
- All That Breathes runs 97 minutes.
- Where can I watch All That Breathes?
- In United States, All That Breathes streams on HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max.
