Film

Learning to Breathe Under Water

20261h 35mDrama Family

Director: Rebekah Fortune
Year: 2026

Leo is 8. His best friend is a giant shark that his dad, an artist, built in their roof. Leo escapes to fantasy worlds to process his peculiar reality until a spirited au pair challenges him to embrace the wild, wonderful mess of real life.

Top cast

Rory Kinnear

Peter

Maria Bakalova

Anya

Ezra Carlisle

Leo

Declan Conlon

Cormac

Directed by

Rebekah Fortune

Written by

Richard Brabin

Produced by

Jack Tarling, Patrick O'Neill