The Bird Catcher
Synopsis
Trondheim, Norway, 1940s: Esther (14) had been enjoying a peaceful, middle-class existence with her Jewish parents under the German occupation. However, one night, German officers arrive and arrest Esther's father, Hans, on account of his Jewish background. Esther and her mother escape in a truck but soon run into a German patrol. Hidden in a chest Esther is the only serving refugee - finding herself utterly alone in the snow she runs for cover in the woods but soon succumbs to the cold. She sees and follows a local farm boy, Aksel (16) back to his parent's farm.
When the German patrol arrives at the farm Esther decides to escape. She runs through the forest where she stumbles upon the frozen body of her mother. Aksel finds Esther clutching her mother's dead body some time later, and leads her back to the farm. But it soon becomes apparent to Esther that she will never survive as a girl and she decides to transform herself into a young boy.
Details
- Year
- 2018
- Type of film
- Features
- Running time
- 100 mins
- Format
- Digital Alexa Anamorphic
- Director
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Ross Clarke
- Producer
- Leon Clarance, Lisa Black, Ross Clarke
- Executive Producer
- Laure Vaysse, Laura Brook, Jonathan Deckter
- Editor
- Laura Morrod, Nicolas Gaster
- Screenwriter
- Trond Morten Kristensen
- Director of Photography
- John Christian Rosenlund
- Production Designer
- Åsa Nilsson
- Composer
- Jim Copperthwaite
- Principal cast
- Sarah-Sofie Boussnina, August Diehl, Jakob Cedergren. Laura Birn
- Film Images
- © MPC / Ian Corless
Genre
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
UK, Norway coproduction
Motion Picture Capital (UK), Garnet Girl (US)
Motion Picture Capital
Laure VaysseRoss Clarke
Sales Company
Voltage Pictures
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