CF Film/TV Review – LastBreath (1997)

CF Film/TV Review – LastBreath (1997)

Lastbreath DVD Cover

I recently re-watched the Film Last breath (1997) or sometimes known as life  breath..

The film is a TV Movie and revolves a married couple. A school teacher Martin (Luke Perry) and Chrystie (Francie Swift) who is dying from Cystic Fibrosis and is in desperate need of a lung transplant, However her blood type is extremely rare.

So Chrystie’s husband, Martin begins a frantic search to find a donor with the same rare blood type as his dying Wife, He eventually becomes so desperate He devises a plan, where he starts having an affair with a real-estate agent (Gia Carides) whom he plans to murder because she’s a blood type match with his dying Wife and has signed her donor card. The film progresses as Martin’s love for his wife is twisted to the point where he commits deception, adultery, and murder to successfully get his wife the transplant she must have to live. Chrystie learns of the atrocities Martin has committed to get her new lungs, though he may have saved the life of the woman he loves, has he lost the part of her that loved him.

Ok so the story sounds a bit far-fetched right?….well it is, but ultimately the film is entertaining and is quite interesting and will be one you pause when you go to microwave the popcorn or for us CFers start the old Tobramycin drip .

The portrayal of Cystic Fibrosis is extremely accurate in comparison to other films and TV shows depicting CF..Nothing is glossed over, which is evident in the amount of mucus this film contains and the quite confronting material seen throughout, such as when the film dives in and gives a  major insight to the viewer of the act of SEX for a person suffering from Cystic Fibrosis. It illustrate a very real issue of how Breathing gets in the way of everything even SEX. The Film shows how SEX goes from being a joy, to being difficult, to being a chore, to being impossible.

This film was obviously highly researched as the Cystic Fibrosis Portrayal is so accurate it can be difficult to watch and is second to none when it comes to films and their portrayal of the CF symptoms and issues.

As for a Rating I Overall enjoyed the film immensely and give it a 2.5 Tobramycim nebules out of 5 from a story perspective, however bring in the accuracy and the real life aspects of the material. The films gets a 4 out of 5 from me.

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