

Why We Breathe
2020, English. Directed by D. Erik Parks.
A violent past. A fresh start. Learning to breathe.
A singer-songwriter and her daughter flee the bright lights of Music City, USA for small-town Nolensville, Tennessee. But despite the warm welcome of an elderly uncle, his church family, and the townsfolk, her violent past eventually comes to find her. Will she play the right notes this time?
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- 1h 30m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- English
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Why We Breathe is streaming on Pure Flix, UP Faith & Family, and Great American Pure Flix in India.
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- Released
- 16 December 2020
- Country
- United States of America
- Written by
- D. Erik Parks
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Why We Breathe runs 90 minutes (1h 30m).
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Why We Breathe is streaming on Pure Flix, UP Faith & Family, and Great American Pure Flix in India. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like Why We Breathe?
If you liked Why We Breathe, try The Young One, Hounddog, That Evening Sun.
Who directed Why We Breathe?
Why We Breathe (2020) was directed by D. Erik Parks and stars Alexandra Sedlak, Mary Jackson Tatum, Derrick Dee.