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It passes intothe blood stream, into the centralnervous system, and attacks a big group...

It passes into
the blood stream, into the central
nervous system, and attacks a big group of
cells in the spinal cord

Full Transcript

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It passes into the blood stream,
00:00:03.008 --> 00:00:05.719
into the central nervous system,
00:00:05.008 --> 00:00:10.113
and attacks a big group of cells in the spinal cord.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
28
Timestamp in Movie
00:16:16
Uploaded
Nov 02, 2025
Genres
drama, romance
Production
The Imaginarium,BFI,BBC Film,Embankment Films,Participant,Bleecker Street,Silver Reel

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Movie Summary

Based on the true story of Robin, a handsome, brilliant and adventurous man whose life takes a dramatic turn when polio leaves him paralyzed.
Right, and, um, how long will he be like this? - Breathe 00:06
Right, and, um, how long will he be like this?
A good respiration system will maintain life for a while. - Breathe 00:05
A good respiration system will maintain life for a while.
I have seen enough people paralyzed by polio before. - Breathe 00:06
I have seen enough people paralyzed by polio before.
The mercy of it is they don't last long. - Breathe 00:05
The mercy of it is they don't last long.
Let me get round. Lots of slack, gents. - Breathe 00:05
Let me get round. Lots of slack, gents.
I'm really sorry. This isn't a good time. - Breathe 00:06
I'm really sorry. This isn't a good time.
So perhaps you could come back tomorrow. - Breathe 00:05
So perhaps you could come back tomorrow.
I don't mind if he's asleep. I'd just like to see him. - Breathe 00:06
I don't mind if he's asleep. I'd just like to...
Your husband is going through a temporary depression. - Breathe 00:05
Your husband is going through a temporary depression.
Sorry, Robin, you must think we're awful chumps. - Breathe 00:05
Sorry, Robin, you must think we're awful chumps.
Let me die. - Breathe 00:09
Let me die.
Talking to Robin - Breathe 00:07
Talking to Robin
You mean we can't even think of such a thing - Breathe 00:05
You mean we can't even think of such a thing
I had a sort of word with the consultant, and he wouldn't hear of it. - Breathe 00:05
I had a sort of word with the consultant, and he wouldn'...
Well, Mrs. Cavendish, we do have some progress to report. - Breathe 00:05
Well, Mrs. Cavendish, we do have some progress to report.
At present, we have an inflated cuff round our tracheotomy tube - Breathe 00:09
At present, we have an inflated cuff round our tracheotomy t...
If we can swallow again, - Breathe 00:07
If we can swallow again,
He couldn't go on having no name, - Breathe 00:09
He couldn't go on having no name,
I do. I know everything he's thinking. - Breathe 00:05
I do. I know everything he's thinking.
An old priest I knew once, a very holy man, - Breathe 00:24
An old priest I knew once, a very holy man,