The bird can't fly
The bird can't fly- Director
- Anna Threes
- Country
- Netherlands, United kingdom, South Africa, Republic of
- Year
- 2008
- Genre
- Fiction
- Scriptwriters
- Anna Threes
- Cast
- Barbara Hershey / Yusuf Davids / Tony Kgoroge / John Kani
- Production
- 24Ffs Features
Storyline
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. It’s 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.
Festivals & Academy awards and others
San Sebastián International Film Festival 2007
Zabaltegi New Directors
Call for proposals i2i Audiovisual
Year 2006
Call number 13/2006
Company who received the MEDIA support:
24Fps Features
