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Released 19 years ago.
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The Air I Breathe
"The question is not whether we will die, but how we will live."
2007 1h 35m EN
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6.3
MID
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11%
ROTTEN
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37
METACRITIC
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6.7
IMDB
★6.3TMDB · 417🥫11%Rotten Tomatoes●37Metacritic★6.7IMDB · 35,618
DramaThrillerCrime
Synopsis
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A gambler’s bet spiraling into chaos, a gangster's prophetic visions, a pop star’s dark entanglement, a doctor’s desperate race against time to rescue his beloved... Four interconnected stories reveal life unfolding through four emotional pillars — joy, passion, grief, and love.
“The question is not whether we will die, but how we will live.”
Cast
Brendan Fraser
Pleasure
Andy Garcia
Fingers
Kevin Bacon
Love
Sarah Michelle Gellar
Sorrow
Clark Gregg
Henry
Emile Hirsch
Tony
Forest Whitaker
Happiness
Kelly Hu
Jiyoung
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Jieho Lee
- Writers
- Bob DeRosa, Jieho Lee
- Languages
- French, English
- Countries
- United States of America
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, English.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Jieho Lee, shot by Walt Lloyd. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Marcelo Zarvos. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Robert Hoffman shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Brendan Fraser and Andy Garcia and Kevin Bacon carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "The question is not whether we will die, but how we will live.".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0485851 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Jieho Lee directs. Walt Lloyd behind the camera. Marcelo Zarvos scores. Robert Hoffman cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in French, English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 19 years ago.
- 2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, English.
- 3Directed by Jieho Lee, shot by Walt Lloyd. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Original score by Marcelo Zarvos. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 5Editor Robert Hoffman shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Brendan Fraser and Andy Garcia and Kevin Bacon carry the top of the cast.
- 7Marketing tagline: "The question is not whether we will die, but how we will live.".
- 8IMDB entry: tt0485851 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 9Classified under 15 themes, including "corruption", "sadism", "suicide attempt", "loss of loved one".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Walt Lloyd
- Original score
- Marcelo Zarvos
- Editing
- Robert Hoffman
- Production design
- Bernardo Trujillo
- Costume design
- Michele Michel
- Makeup / hair
- David DeLeon
- VFX supervisor
- Kent Johnson
- Sound
- Alec St. John
- Stunt coordinator
- Julian Bucio
- Runtime
- 95 min · 1h 35m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.78:1 (16:9)
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- R
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 11% 🥫 Rotten
- Metacritic
- 37/100
- IMDB rating
- 6.7/10 · 35,618 votes
- MPAA
- R
- US box office
- $25,775
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Production companies
Who made it
NALA Films
US
- PA
Paul Schiff Productions
US
Key crew
- EditorRobert Hoffman
- Executive ProducerTai Duncan
- Executive ProducerChristopher S. Pratt
- Makeup ArtistDavid DeLeon
- Executive ProducerJim Seibel
- Production DesignBernardo Trujillo
- Key Hair StylistLourdes Delgado García
- ProducerDarlene Caamano Loquet
- Set DecorationFrancisca Maira
- Costume DesignMichele Michel
- Executive ProducerBill Johnson
- CastingCarla Hool
- ProducerPaul Schiff
- Makeup ArtistRuth Bermudo
- Art DirectionRafael Mandujano
- ProducerEmilio Diez Barroso
- CastingMary Vernieu
- Music SupervisorJulianne Jordan
- Associate ProducerPaul F. Bernard
- Associate ProducerVance Owen
- Co-ProducerJose Ludlow
- StuntsAlejandro Avendano
- Stunt DoubleBalo Bucio
- Stunt CoordinatorJulian Bucio
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- corruption
- sadism
- suicide attempt
- loss of loved one
- kidnapping
- gambling debt
- gangster
- horse race
- crime boss
- murder
- organized crime
- fate
- urban setting
- street life
- existence
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2008-01-25R
Also known as
International titles
- Ligados Pelo CrimePT
- Ligados Pelo CrimeBR
- The Air I BreatheIT
- LélegzetHU
- Воздух, которым я дышуRU
- Etats De ChocFR
