Based entirely on verbatim reports from inside Syria, The Fear of Breathing is a hard-hitting account of a life or death fight for freedom, experienced from the inside.

Featuring verbatim scenes, interviews, stories and film footage, The Fear of Breathing is a powerful portrait of a revolution. Sharing the stories of those risking everything in pursuit of freedom, The Fear of Breathing portrays the first hand accounts protesters facing tanks and guns, soldiers who deserted to form the Free Army, and activists who dare to dream of change.

To uncover these personal stories from the uprising, award-winning journalists Paul Wood and Ruth Sherlock, together with theatre director Zoe Lafferty, travelled into Syria covertly, circumventing the ban on journalists and restrictions on movement.