Taryn finds herself gaining much-desired popularity when the charismatic new girl at school claims her as a “breath sister," teaching Taryn about the Choking Game. Hiding it from her ever-present mother, best friend, and teachers, Taryn sees choking as a way to build self-control and grab an easy high. But, as the stakes are raised through each subsequent ‘flight’, Taryn has no idea that she is actually putting her life in extreme danger.
Acting
Freya Tingley sells the desperate hunger for Nina's approval.
Direction
Lane Shefter Bishop treats teens like actual humans, not caricatures.
Director
Lane Shefter Bishop
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 'choking game' was a genuine moral panic in the 2000s-2010s; this film rode the wave of concerned-parent documentaries and news segments.
Based on Diana Lopez's YA novel 'Choke'; the film softens the book's ending considerably, which may enrage purists.
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