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He is stranded on the ocean floor, nearly 300 feet down, in pitch darkness, with only the limited supply of emergency gas on his back—commonly known as a "bailout bottle."

When the rescue team finally locates Chris Lemons, he has been without gas for a significant amount of time—far longer than the bailout bottle should have lasted. He is unresponsive. He is cold. By all known medical standards, he should have suffered irreversible brain damage or death. watch last breath

What elevates the film is the lack of sensationalism. There are no melodramatic speeches. The men involved are professional, practical, and British. Their reaction to crisis is a stoic determination to do their jobs, which makes the emotional beats land even harder. When the tears come, they feel entirely earned because they are coming from men who spend their lives suppressing emotion. Without venturing too far into spoiler territory (though the title Last Breath and the existence of the interview subjects hint at the outcome), the film documents a medical anomaly. He is stranded on the ocean floor, nearly