Breathe (2015)

Quiet but happy high schooler becomes fast friends (in both senses of the word) with the new girl in class. This new girl has the ability to make you feel like the most important person in the world one minute while sucking all of the air out of the room the next.

Though I’m closing in on 50, I can still remember what it felt like to be made the temporary butt of jokes by a capricious “friend.” I don’t miss high school and it’s kind of uncomfortable when a film does such a good job of conveying that lonely, helpless feeling that the cruelty of peers can engender. 

A surprising story that feels true. This is incredibly well done.

A-