PG | 1h 48m | Documentary, Biography, Sports | 19 July 2023 (USA)
Before watching the new documentary “The Deepest Breath,” I’d never heard of “freediving,” and I would consider myself reasonably well-informed when it comes to sports. After watching “The Deepest Breath,” I wouldn’t, under any circumstances whatsoever ever attempt to try it, and would go far in trying to dissuade others to avoid it as well.
An extreme sport in every sense of the word, it has resulted (according to the film) in more fatalities than those who have died trying to climb Mt. Everest. Freediving regularly pushes the bounds of human endurance beyond their breaking points….