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One of Netflix’s new great documentaries in 2023 will be the deepest breath that Netflix acquired the distribution rights from A24 ahead of its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in early 2023. We now know that the documentary will arrive in July 2023 on July 19, 2023.
According to the official synopsis for the documentary, here’s what to expect:
“A champion freediver trains to break a world record with the help of a safety-savvy diver, and the two form an emotional bond that feels like destiny. This moving film follows the paths they took to find themselves at the pinnacle of the world of freediving, documenting the exciting rewards and inescapable risks of chasing a dream through the silent depths of the ocean.”
Laura McGann directs the documentary with John Battsek, Sarah Thomson, Jamie D’Alton and Anne McLoughlin producing.
As mentioned, the film first premiered at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival, where Netflix debuted or acquired several titles this year. As a result, we have a handful of reviews from critics who attended screenings of the new documentary.
The document currently sits with a critic score of 73% on Rotten Tomatoes as of April 21, 2023. Collider Review compared the document to Playing with Sharks and Fire of Love, giving it a grade of B. Simon Abrams of The Wrap he concluded that the director ultimately “plays fast and loose with her storytelling, but the results are worth it.”
For more on the Netflix Originals coming in July 2023, check out our dedicated preview, and to see more projects Netflix will be releasing from A24 and A24 Television, check out our slate preview here.
Documentaries are a relatively new venture for A24 (best known for award-winning and arthouse films) with releases in the space thus far, including on HBO. Rules of this place, Prime Video Val, and the upcoming Apple TV+ document Stephen Curry: Underrated.
Until the deepest breath drops on Netflix, we recommend watching Hold Your Breath: Ice Diving and 14 peaks: nothing is impossibletwo excellent documentaries released in 2021 and 2022, respectively.
Currently you can add the deepest breath to your Netflix queue here.
The Deeper Breath – Image: A24
