Netherlands / Jan 03, 2008
The Bird Can't Fly (2008)
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Melody returns to her old home to Fairlands the funeral of their daughter, June to attend. But Melody not recognize their city regains because it is almost entirely disappeared under tons of sand. She also learns that they have a 10-year-old grandson, River, has. Melody River will take into their new life, but this is fighting back. He wants to hatch the eggs of ostriches, which he has always fed with his mother. Rivers father, Scoop, a lazy musician and the man in the city post office, wants Melody leaves the city. Here are a lot of conflicts, to Melody learns the truth. But haunts as a sand storm the city, suddenly everything changes.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Tony Kgoroge | Scoop |
| Nikilitha Mantungwa | Little |
| Blessing Mbonambi | Johnny |
Genres
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Bird Can't Fly |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | Ireland, Netherlands, South Africa |
| Status | Released |
| Release date | 3 gennaio 2008 |
| Executive producer | Patrick Fitzsymons |
| Production | Joel Phiri, Anton Scholten, Threes Anna, Tom Maguire |
| Writer | Threes Anna |
| Editing | Wouter Jansen |
| Cinematography | Guido van Gennep |
| Assistant directors | Threes Anna |
| Camera operators | Guido van Gennep |
| Additional photography | Guido van Gennep |
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| Production design | Birrie le Roux, Egbert Kruger |
| Art direction | Egbert Kruger, Birrie le Roux |
| Set decoration | Birrie le Roux, Egbert Kruger |
| Music | Mark Kilian, Paul Hepker, Wart Wamsteker, Simon Rice, Peter Flamman |
| Sound | Mark Kilian, Paul Hepker, Wart Wamsteker, Simon Rice, Peter Flamman |
Release dates
Theatrical release
Germany / Feb 08, 2008
Digital
Hungary / Aug 22, 2010 / 16
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