First ASTHMA Trailer Experience the first ASTHMA trailer! The film, written and directed by Jake Hoffman, stars Benedict Samuel, Krysten Ritter, Rosanna Arquette, Iggy Pop, and Nick Nolte. ASTHMA will be released in theaters on October 23. Our filthy hero Gus mutters to himself, just before stealing a white Rolls Royce. He happens upon Ruby, a stunning tattoo artist he’s always had a thing for, and waves her into the convertible. The misfits escape the city and into nature, sharing a joint, wondering why things used to be so much cooler in the ’70s. Asthma is a modern romance that explores addiction in a fresh and honest way. She warns him not to fall in love with her, but the higher you are the harder you fall.