In the near future, Earth’s atmosphere has collapsed after decades of environmental abuse. Toxic winds sweep across abandoned cities, and only those living in oxygen-regulated bunkers survive. Humanity clings to life — and secrets — underground. Dr. Elara Voss is a brilliant xenobiologist turned survival technician, stationed in Bunker 17, one of the last operational habitats beneath the ruins of what was once Seattle. Haunted by the mysterious death of her daughter and wracked with guilt, Elara spends her days monitoring oxygen levels and helping the bunker’s AI system, ELI, ensure that every breath is accounted for.
But when a distress signal is received from a forgotten outpost — Bunker 12 — Elara is sent on a recovery mission with Commander Rhys Calder, a stoic soldier with a hidden past. What they discover shakes the foundation of everything they’ve been told. Inside Bunker 12 lies a child — alive, unregistered, and breathing without assistance. How is she surviving outside the sealed oxygen grid? Why does she seem to recognize Elara? And what exactly happened to the team once assigned to this outpost? As Elara and Rhys dig deeper, they uncover a covert program known as "Project BREATHE" — a government experiment that involved genetic modification to adapt humans to Earth’s failing air. The project was buried after it went horribly wrong... or so the officials claimed.
Now, hunted by their own bunker authorities for knowing too much, Elara must protect the child — a possible product of the project, or something more — and decide whether to trust Rhys, who may be connected to the program in ways he refuses to admit. Their only hope: reach a rumored sanctuary in the Rocky Mountains, a place said to hold the original atmospheric blueprints and the last clean-air seed bank. But as oxygen runs thin and danger closes in, Elara realizes that survival isn’t just about breathing — it’s about choosing what to live for.
Breathe is a haunting, character-driven sci-fi epic, blending intense atmosphere with raw emotion. It explores the cost of survival in a world that failed its own future — and asks how far one mother will go for redemption, truth, and a second chance. With breathtaking visuals, emotional depth, and edge-of-your-seat suspense, Breathe (2024) is a chilling yet hopeful story about the end of the world… and the beginning of something new.
