Breathing Underwater (2016)
- Original title
- 물숨
- Directed by
- Koh Hee-young
- Genre
- documentary film, drama film
- Country
- South Korea
- Runtime
- 1h 17m
- Rated
- ALL
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A documentary follows haenyeo, women divers on a small Korean island, who harvest seafood without scuba tanks. The film shows their hierarchy based on breath-holding skill and desire, capturing six years of their lives on the edge of danger.
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