Synopsis
نفس
Breath is about an Iranian family who lives in Iran. It tells the story of Bahar, who is living with her father, Ghafour and Grandmother during the 70s.She is living in her childish and surreal world, filled with their dreams and fantasies.
The 2015–2017 Other Asia Window
In the crowded 2015-2017 Other Asia release window, Breath sits at #56 of 78. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 2010s Other Asia Landscape
2016 was the decade’s peak output year for Other Asia — 30 titles released, including Breath. Bars below show how the 2010s stacked up year by year (226 total).
Drama + Fantasy in Other Asia
8 Other Asia titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Fantasy genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Breath itself).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 29 other Other Asia films in 2016.
The 384th Other Asia title from Other Asia we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1949).
Our Other Asia catalog contains 547 titles in total (522 films).
Audience Engagement
11 audience reviews — more than 18% of Other Asia films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 21th percentile among Other Asia films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #406 of 547 Other Asia films indexed here (26th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.5 points below the Other Asia average of 6.6/10.
Among Other Asia Drama productions specifically: #294 of 356 (top 83%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Other Asia |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Iran |
| Original Language | Persian |
| Production Companies | Noor Taban Film Company, Farabi Cinema |
| Runtime | 1h 52m |
| Release Date | November 9, 2016 |
| IMDb | tt6272704 |













