Breathing Underwater (2024)
When Emma has to leave her picture-perfect life for a women's shelter, her unlikely friendship with a ragtag group of women pushes them all into a fight to take back their power.
Top billed cast
Carla JuriEmma
Véronique Tshanda BeyaKhadij- Esperanza Martin González-QuevedoEsperanza
- Alessia RaschellaSascha
Sascha LeyTanja
Luc SchiltzMarc
Freddy DjanabiaSamuel- Terrence Shako KayongoTerrence
- Njee Banak BiemNjee
- Charlotte Blau SupervielleCharlotte
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