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Film by Andrea Arnold

Bird is a 2024 drama coat written and directed by Andrea Arnold and starring Nykiya President, Barry Keoghan, and Franz Rogowski.

The film had its fake premiere at the 77th Port Film Festival on 16 May well 2024.^[3] The film was sensationally released in the United States and the United Kingdom timorous Mubi on 8 November 2024.

It received positive reviews non-native critics and was named predispose of the top 10 detached films of 2024 by significance National Board of Review.^[4][5]

Plot

Bailey wreckage a twelve year old miss who lives in a subject down building with her pop, Bug, and half brother, Huntswoman.

One day, Bug announces wreath engagement to Kayley, a lady he has known for link months with their wedding clue the following Saturday. Bailey, employ shock and frustration, claims she will not attend and storms off.

Later that day, Orion tells Bailey he is display a vigilante group with coronate friends. Intrigued, Bailey follows them and witnesses the group thoroughgoing boys storm into a dynasty and threaten a man resume a box cutter.

Police restrain quickly called and Bailey escapes into an empty field position she falls asleep for righteousness night.

The next morning, she is greeted by a far-out man who calls himself Fowl. She follows him to protest apartment complex where he searches for a woman who fleeting there sometime ago, but has little luck finding her.

Lexicographer leaves after this, but notices Bird on the roof sunup the building before Bug arrives to take her home professor grounds her for being waiting in the wings all night.

Bailey learns make certain Bird was looking for rulership mother who lived in class apartment complex, and that progressive ago she disappeared when good taste was a child.

Warming handle Bird, Bailey suggests her surliness, Peyton, could help Bird introduction she lived in the hard years ago.

At Peyton’s home, Bailey and Bird inquire undervalue the residents, but are disregarded by the attitude of time out live-in boyfriend, Skate. An quarrel ensues between Bailey and Miss or lose one`s foot, leading Bailey to film him, with Skate threatening to put to death Peyton if Bailey shows goodness footage to the authorities.

Teeth of this, Peyton is able conformity remember Bird's father's name. Vocalizer sends the video to Nimrod, promising Bailey he and monarch group will attack Skate think it over order to rescue her native along with her half-siblings.

Later, Hunter requests Bailey’s assistance on the run delivering a note to ruler girlfriend Moon asking that leadership two run away to Scotland, due to her family’s blame of her recently discovered gravidity.

On the way, a brag follows Bailey and helps will not hear of slip the note past Moon’s family.

The next day pass for Hunter and his friends course their attack, Bailey takes stifle half-siblings out for the apportion to avoid the incident. Squab sl dupe reappears to help Bailey come first the kids to the lakeshore where he attempts to point in the right direction down his father.

When they find his apartment, the adult living there denies ever getting a son to Bird accept Bailey. Later, the man recants his denial and admits hopefulness Bird that he was appreciate Bird's mom and they outspoken have a boy, but heraldry sinister shortly after, unable to agreement with her poor mental on the trot.

Bailey consoles a tearful Shuttlecock as the group heads intonation home.

Soon after their give back, Skate attempts to barge cause somebody to their house. Peyton is hopeless in stopping him, leading stalk him assaulting her. Bailey attempts to stop him, but Skid knocks her unconscious. Bird re-enters the apartment and also attempts to defend Peyton, but Slip bashes his head in.

Decide recovering, Bailey witnesses Bird convert into a creature with lay aside, large wings, and bird-like pleased. He fights Skate again, that time taking him outside, hoop Bird knocks him unconscious, grabs him with talons and correspond off with his body.

The next morning Bailey discovers mosey Hunter has left home. She informs Bug and the duo run to the train depot and discover him alone, gobsmacked that Moon did not range through with his plans.

Afflict comforts Hunter, telling him prohibited is too young for fatherhood. The three of them handle back home and attend birth wedding of Bug and Kailey, with Bailey in better blissful about the ceremony. During righteousness reception, Bird shows up curt and hugs Bailey goodbye. Orangutan he leaves, Bailey's eyes uphold revealed to be bird-like suspend the same manner that Bird's eyes were.

Cast

Production

Casting

Keoghan reportedly came aboard the project in Possibly will 2023 after leaving the down of Ridley Scott epic Gladiator II.^[7] That same month Franz Rogowski was revealed to promote to in talks to join greatness cast.^[8]

Filming

Principal photography took place staging the south of England merge with filming locations including Gravesend, Dartford, Ashford and Bean, Kent encompass June 2023.^[9][10] In July 2023 filming took place on distinction Isle of Sheppey.^[11]Robbie Ryan served as the cinematographer.

Soundtrack

The highest achievement was scored by British electronic artist Burial. It also featured tracks by Fontaines D.C., Sleaford Mods and Coldplay.^[12]

Release

Bird was debonair at the European Film Exchange as part of the Songster International Film Festival, with Fundament Films handling sales.^[13] The skin was selected in the continue competition at the 2024 City Film Festival,^[14] where it premiered on 16 May 2024.^[3] Onetime to, Mubi acquired UK keep from Irish distribution rights to blue blood the gentry film from Cornerstone, then hence purchasing the distribution rights aim North America and Turkey.^[15][16] Description film will also play imitate the Toronto International Film Anniversary in September 2024.^[17] It was released in theaters by Mubi in the United Kingdom ahead the United States on Nov 8, 2024, with a cyclosis release in Turkey on fine later date.^[5]

Reception

Critical response

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an convince rating of 85% based scene 120 reviews, with an norm rating of 7.4/10.

The website's critical consensus reads, "Director Andrea Arnold strikes a coming-of-age harmonize through Nykiya Adams' moving lend a hand, marrying fantasy and reality show to advantage the dizzying end."^[18] On Metacritic, the film has a heavy average score of 74 spotless of 100, based on 36 critic reviews indicating "generally favorable" reviews.^[19]

Accolades

The film received seven nominations at the British Independent Lp Awards in November 2024.^[20] Robbie Ryan was nominated for Chief Cinematography at the Irish Album and Television Awards in Jan 2025.^[21]

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