Inhale (2010)

A couple goes to dangerous lengths to find a lung donor for their daughter.

Director:

Baltasar Kormákur

Writers:

Walter Doty (screenplay), John Claflin (screenplay)

Stars:

Dermot Mulroney, Diane Kruger, Sam Shepard

3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Mia Stallard	...	Chloe
Dermot Mulroney	...	Paul Stanton
Diane Kruger	...	Diane Stanton
Sam Shepard	...	James Harrison
Jordi Mollà	...	Aguilar
Vincent Perez	...	Dr. Martinez
Rosanna Arquette	...	Dr. Rubin
David Selby	...	Henry White
Cesar Ramos	...	Ines
Kristyan Ferrer	...	Miguel
Arlin Alcala	...	Centro Medico Juarez Receptionist
Juan Avila	...	Camaronito (as Juan Avila Hernandez)
Nick Banks	...	Dr. Sullivan
Richard Barela	...	Hotel Clerk
Daniel Barela	...	Used Car Salesman

Storyline

A couple goes to dangerous lengths to find a lung donor for their daughter.

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Plot Keywords:

male frontal nudity | organ transplantation | lung transplant | female frontal nudity | sick child | 

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Taglines:

Some people have only one option.

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Genres:

Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence, language and some sexual content

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

22 October 2010 (Iceland)

Also Known As:

Run for Her Life

Filming Locations:

Juarez, Mexico

Box Office

Budget:

$10,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$3,030, 24 October 2010, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$4,115, 28 October 2010

Company Credits

Production Co:

26 Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

83 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

[first lines]
Diane Stanton: Do you think 100 grand's enough?
Paul Stanton: I don't know, it's not like they gave me a price list. Who knows what a lung costs in Mexico.

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Connections

Features Regína (2001)

User Reviews

Not for the squeamish or faint of heart, the viewer will experience a hidden world . . .

Somewhat in the same genre' as the film "Traffic" which takes the viewer into the extremely dark world of human trafficking of kidnapped children sold to pedophile clients, "Inhale" takes the viewer into the dark world of "no questions asked" human organ trafficking, sold into the medical black market.

There's no fooling around, fluff or frills in this film.

Right from the start, the viewer is plunged into a contorted realm of existence, faced with horrific choices that have to be made under the worst of imaginable circumstances.

Desperate parents, hoping against hope for a donor lung transplant, while their daughter is inching ever closer to death, faced with a seemingly illogical and unfair organ recipient listing system, realize that they have to resort to other "outside the box" options, immediately.

In the real world, this is a scenario that is all too familiar for countless thousands of parents, who, regardless of expense or effort needed, will travel to various clinics outside the USA, to save their children from otherwise certain death. To cater to this need, there are many parts of the world where, for the right price, the desperately needed organ(s) in question magically appear on demand to the highest bidder.

All things considered, this film does deliver a bone chilling dose of drama under duress, and then some.

The only part that I felt seemed to be a bit weak was the ending, which was tailored more to suit a politically correct message, rather than deliver a realistic rendering of what would actually happen in such circumstances.

Having said that, however, the casting and acting in this piece fit into this story like a hand to a glove. I had no trouble in suspending disbelief while viewing this film, as I personally have traveled around a bit and have seen first hand what this sort of scenario looks like.

I give the director a lot of credit for trying to deliver this view into a world mostly hidden from the general public, via this dramatic platform.

As previously suggested, this film is not for the squeamish or faint of heart.