Learning to Breathe Under Water
8.3
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.
Where to watch
Not streaming anywhere
Not on any streaming service in United States, and not available to rent.
Your rating
Your review
Cast
4 people
Rory Kinnear
Peter
Known for
The Imitation Game
Penny Dreadful
Maria Bakalova
Anya
Known for
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
Bodies Bodies Bodies
Ezra Carlisle
Leo
Known for
Hokum
Dalgliesh
Declan Conlon
Cormac
Known for
The Tudors
Hereafter
Rebekah Fortune Director · Richard Brabin Writer May Davies Production designer
First release July 7, 2026 · Produced in Ireland, United Kingdom, Netherlands · Production Shudder Films, KeyFilm
Production
Wildcard Productions
Production
Shudder Films
Production
KeyFilm
Production
Ireland · United Kingdom · Netherlands
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Czechia · July 7, 2026
Premiere · Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
No release date listed for United States.
Ireland
July 10, 2026 · Premiere · Galway Film Fleadh
More from Rebekah Fortune
Other films they directed, best known first.
