BREATHE

Cert 12 ★★★★

Digital Monday, disc March 5 The makers of this prestige British drama will have been disappointed to be locked out of the major awards.

It’s a life-affirming biopic powered by the performances of Andrew Garfield and Claire Foy as a devoted husband and wife. In 1958, Robin Cavendish was paralysed from the neck down, aged only 28. Given only three months to live, he survived to become a pioneering campaigner for those with disabilities. Never less than deeply moving, frequently funny and full of charm, grace and dignity.

It’s also a celebration of independent thinking, eccentricity, and the importance of challenging prejudice and authority.