The Bird Can't Fly

The Bird Can't Fly (DVD) (*)

$30.99

Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
Dutch ( Subtitles )
English ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )

Product Origin/Format:
Netherlands ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
79 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 2007 and produced in:
Ireland ( Great Britain, Ireland )
Netherlands ( France, Benelux )
South Africa ( Africa, Middle East )

Directed By:
Threes Anna

Written By:
Philip Roberts

Actors:
Barbara Hershey ..... Melody

Synopsis:

A middle-aged woman discovers she is to be a grandmother after her daughter dies. She wants to raise the black grandchild by herself and has to fight for her rights with the natural father.

A middle-aged woman discovers she is to be a grandmother after her daughter dies. She wants to raise the black grandchild by herself and has to fight for her rights with the natural father.

Melody returns home to Fairlands for the funeral of her estranged daughter June. But the town has almost disappeared under the encroaching desert. She also has to confront the fact that she has a 10-year-old grandson, River, whose existence she knew nothing about. Melody decides to take River away with her but he resists. He has worked out a plan to survive by breeding the ostriches he and his mother used to feed. His father, Scope, an idle musician and the town postman, also wants her to leave because he has a secret to hide. A series of confrontations ensues until Melody discovers the truth. Its only when a sandstorm forces Melody and River to take shelter together that she faces some painful facts from her past, allowing both of them to reach an understanding and start a new future together.

This product was added to our catalog on Saturday 17 January, 2009.

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