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Bird (2024)

08/11/2024 (FR)Drama, Fantasy1h 59m
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Is it too real for ya?

Overview

12-year-old Bailey lives with her single dad Bug and brother Hunter in a squat in North Kent. Bug doesn’t have much time for his kids, and Bailey, who is approaching puberty, seeks attention and adventure elsewhere.

    Top Billed Cast

    1. Nykiya Adams

      Nykiya Adams

      Bailey

    2. Franz Rogowski

      Franz Rogowski

      Bird

    3. Barry Keoghan

      Barry Keoghan

      Bug

    4. Jason Buda

      Jason Buda

      Hunter

    5. Jasmine Jobson

      Jasmine Jobson

      Peyton

    6. Frankie Box

      Frankie Box

      Kayleigh

    7. James Nelson-Joyce

      James Nelson-Joyce

      Skate

    8. Jason Williamson

      Jason Williamson

      Fred

    9. Rhys Yates

      Rhys Yates

      Beck

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    A review by CinemaSerf

    7.0
    Written by CinemaSerf on Nov 10, 2024

    There are two lovely performances to enjoy in this story of the twelve year old "Bailey" (Nykiya Adams). She lives in a squat with her dad "Bug" (Barry Keoghan), brother "Hunter" (Jason Buda) and her soon-to-be stepmum "Kayleigh" (Frankie Box). It's that impending wedding, and the wearing of a pretty garish pink cat-suit, that puts her at odds with her well-meaning dad and sees her left to amuse herself amidst the fields of Kent. It's there that she encounters the rather enigmatic "Bird" (Franz Rogowski) who is looking for his parents who lived in a Gravesend tower block near her home. She dec...

    StatusReleased

    Original LanguageEnglish

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    Keywords

    • grave
    • coming of age
    • domestic abuse
    • female protagonist
    • magic realism
    • lgbt
    • biracial
    • teenage pregnancy
    • woman director
    • angry
    • spousal abuse
    • father daughter relationship
    • brother sister relationship
    • ambiguous
    • cheerful
    • matter of fact
    • powerful
    • kent, england