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Breathing In

2023 · 105 min · Director: Jaco Bouwer ★ IMDb 4.6 · 644 ratings

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1901, South Africa. As the Second Anglo-Boer War rages on, a wounded General seeks refuge in the small home of a woman and her young daughter. As the hurt man settles in, he begins noticing that something is off about the two women, particularly the daughter, and before long, he’ll learn the real reason for why they’ve invited him and for how they’ve survived on their own for so long.

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Breathing In (2023) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 30%, Fear 25%, Tension 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Anxiety, Fear, Tension. Genres: Thriller, Drama, Horror. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Anxiety, Fear and Tension. Its IMDb rating of 4.6/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 60/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Disturbing
  • Sadness

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Tension
Disturbing
Sadness
Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values. Not enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then rises around 68 %, then peaks around 83 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionDisturbingSadness
2.5 %≈ 3′Sadness45 %37 %22 %38 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Sadness50 %40 %30 %43 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Curiosity51 %41 %33 %41 %
17.5 %≈ 18′Sadness54 %44 %33 %41 %
22.5 %≈ 24′Curiosity60 %54 %40 %40 %
27.5 %≈ 29′Tension63 %61 %41 %34 %
32.5 %≈ 34′Tension60 %56 %34 %25 %
37.5 %≈ 39′Curiosity57 %46 %38 %25 %
42.5 %≈ 45′Disturbing57 %44 %44 %36 %
47.5 %≈ 50′Sadness55 %43 %35 %41 %
52.5 %≈ 55′Sadness54 %43 %32 %41 %
57.5 %≈ 60′Sadness56 %49 %38 %41 %
62.5 %≈ 66′Curiosity61 %55 %44 %43 %
67.5 %≈ 71′Sadness73 %64 %64 %46 %
72.5 %≈ 76′Disturbing83 %74 %80 %42 %
77.5 %≈ 81′Disturbing86 %80 %83 %43 %
82.5 %≈ 87′Disturbing91 %88 %88 %54 %
87.5 %≈ 92′Disturbing91 %81 %90 %64 %
92.5 %≈ 97′Disturbing85 %62 %85 %68 %
97.5 %≈ 102′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
Riches to rags

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

MB
Michele Burgers

MB
Michele Burgers

SR
Sven Ruygrok

JM
Jamie-Lee Money

LN
Lionel Newton

Details

Directed by
Jaco Bouwer
Written by
Jaco Bouwer, Reza De Wet
Type
Movies
Released
2023
Runtime
105 min
Country
South Africa
Ratings
★ IMDb 4.6 · 644 ratings
Feels mostly
Anxiety
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