4 reviews
Yannis lives with his father on a small Greek island. Since the death of his mother, his relationship with his father has deteriorated. The summer of his 14th birthday, his encounter with Nicostratos, a pelican and Angeliki, a 15 year old city-girl, changes his life.
Once you've overcome the fact that everybody on this Greek island speaks french, this is a rather quaint conventional coming of age and boy/bird/girl friendship movie with nice settings and photography, and good actors, including renowned film director Emir Kusturica (Black Cat White Cat, Underground, Arizona Dream, When Father Was Away on Business), without forgetting the great animal coaching of the pelicans.
A good film to watch with kids.
Once you've overcome the fact that everybody on this Greek island speaks french, this is a rather quaint conventional coming of age and boy/bird/girl friendship movie with nice settings and photography, and good actors, including renowned film director Emir Kusturica (Black Cat White Cat, Underground, Arizona Dream, When Father Was Away on Business), without forgetting the great animal coaching of the pelicans.
A good film to watch with kids.
- a-cinema-history
- Jun 28, 2012
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The film is very good and proves to us that how a bird can make a big difference in the lives of people.
Very good film
Must see with your kids. Love, death, friendship, father-son relations. True heartfelt movie, highly recommended. Strange that there are only few reviews here.
- hearttemple
- Apr 23, 2021
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Beautiful story about friendship, relationship between father and the son, and, of course, the gorgeous bird.