Whimsical almost to the point of absurdity, this beautiful, meditative film about an Indian bird sanctuary is full of soul-transforming magic
he opening shot of All That Breathes comes into focus – a ground-level pan across an abandoned wasteland – and not since Pixar’s Ratatouille have so many squabbling vermin been granted so much cinematic dignity.
Many other wildlife species also feature – particularly the black kite, which dots the Delhi skies and stalks its landfill sites – but this isn’t a nature documentary. Rather, the subject is brothers Nadeem and Saud, who, through dedicating their lives to the care of these majestic raptors, have developed an understanding of the city ecosystem that cannot be put into words. It has to be seen.
Serendipity is the source of All That Breathes’s most interesting shots, but the skilled documentary-makers know how to make room for such happy chance in the frame. For instance, after securing some important funding, the brothers step outside to toast their success with strawberry Cornettos . It is a whimsical scene, elevated to gorgeous absurdity by the oblivious man who wanders into shot and begins, unappetisingly, to wash his dirty laundry in water from an overflow pipe.
Yet All that Breathes is never cutesy or sentimental. The daily tasks involved in kite conservation prompt Nadeem and Saud to musings on the human condition that follow the animist example set by their late mother. It is from her outlook on the interconnectedness of all living things that the film takes its title: “One shouldn’t differentiate between all that breathes.”
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