
How to Breathe Underwater
2017, Korean. Directed by Ko Hyun-seok.
Junseok is the head of human resources at a car parts plant. His boss tells him to cut down the number of people on the production line, and he must meet with each department head to make difficult choices. At home, his wife is suffering from postpartum depression and he tells her to have a day out, asking her to take care of the rent. She parks the car, with her baby inside, at the curb while making the payment, and loses the car. Meanwhile, Hyeontae, the head of the production line at the same plant where Junseok works, is distressed over having to ask fellow workers to resign.
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Korean
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- Released
- 16 October 2017
- Original title
- 물속에서 숨 쉬는 법
- Country
- South Korea
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How to Breathe Underwater runs 96 minutes (1h 36m).
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How to Breathe Underwater isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 16 October 2017. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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Who directed How to Breathe Underwater?
How to Breathe Underwater (2017) was directed by Ko Hyun-seok and stars Jo Si-nae, Jang Jun-whee, Lee Sang-hee.