Birds of a Feather (2019 film) explained
Birds of a Feather |
Director: | - Christian Haas
- Andrea Block
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Producer: | - Andrea Block
- Christian Haas
- Gudrun Moritz
- Stefan Reissmann
- Michael Roesch
- Solveig Langeland
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Starring: | |
Music: | Frank Schreiber
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Production Companies: | LUXX Film |
Distributor: | Sola Media |
Runtime: | 90 minutes |
Country: | Germany |
Language: | English |
Gross: | $4.4 million[1] |
Birds of a Feather, also known as Manou the Swift or Swift, is a 2019 German animated adventure comedy film directed by Christian Haas and Andrea Block.[2] [3] [4] The film features the voices of Kate Winslet, Willem Dafoe, Josh Keaton, Cassandra Steen and David Shaughnessy.[5]
Cast
- Kate Winslet as Blanche, Yves' wife who is the first to discover Manou and take him in
- Willem Dafoe as Yves, the strong-willed but stubborn leader of the seagull colony
- Josh Keaton as Manou, an orphaned Swift who was adopted and raised by seagulls
- Cassandra Steen as Kalifa, a female Swift and Manou's love interest
- Mikey Kelley as Luc, Manou's adoptive brother with whom he shares a strong bond
- David Shaughnessy as Percival, a flightless bird who lives in a cemetery, and frequently hangs around with the Swifts
- Arif S. Kinchen as Poncho, a short, fat Swift and one of Kalifa's brothers
- Nolan North as Yusuf, a slim, taller Swift and one of Kalifa's brothers
- Julie Nathanson as Francoise, a student at the sailing school and a rival of Manou
- Rob Paulsen as Sandpipers
Plot
The film follows the adventures of Manou, a swift who was raised by seagulls and struggles to fit in with them, as well as his journey to accepting his identity as a swift and earning the respect of seagulls and swifts alike.
Notes and References
- Web site: Swift.
- Web site: BIRDS OF A FEATHER : British Board of Film Classification . bbfc.co.uk . . Britain . 2019-10-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191020145952/https://bbfc.co.uk/releases/birds-feather-2019 . 20 October 2019 . live .
- Web site: Birds of a Feather review – swifts and seagulls . Clarke . Cath . 2019-07-24 . . 2019-10-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190928200841/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/jul/24/birds-of-a-feather-review-german-animation-kate-winslet-willem-dafoe . 28 September 2019 . live .
- Web site: Birds of a Feather (2019) . Office . Irish Film Classification . Irish Film Classification Office . . Dublin, Ireland . 2019-10-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191020145950/http://www.ifco.ie/en/ifco/pages/6836D132004E3E37 . 20 October 2019 . live .
- Web site: Birds of a Feather – review, cast and crew, movie star rating and where to watch film on TV and online . Radio Times . . United Kingdom . 2019-10-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191020151441/https://www.radiotimes.com/film/h5cs72/birds-of-a-feather/ . 20 October 2019 . live .