White Bird (2023)
Genre: War / Drama
Duration: 121 minuten
Alternative title: White Bird: A Wonder Story
Country:
United States
Directed by: Marc Forster
Stars: Ariella Glaser, Orlando Schwerdt and Gillian Anderson
IMDb score:
7,4 (8.547)
Releasedate: 4 January 2024
White Bird plot
"One act of kindness lives on forever."
Julian Albans is expelled from school for bullying a boy with a rare congenital facial defect. He is later visited by his grandmother from Paris and is transformed by her remarkable story of compassion and courage. As a girl in Nazi-occupied France, Julian's grandmother goes into hiding with the help of a school friend, a young man who risks everything to give her the chance to survive. Together they find beauty and love in the secret world they have created themselves.
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Actors and actresses
Sara Blum
Julien Beaumier
Julian Albans
Vivienne Beaumier
Sara Blum / Grandmére
Jean-Claude Beaumier
Mille. Petitjean
Pastor Luc
Rose Blum
Max Blum
Reviews & comments
BBarbie
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”Vive l'humanité!”
Captivating frame story about a Jewish girl who manages to escape the Holocaust in Alsace by going into hiding on the remote farm of a disabled classmate. A heart-warming war drama in which humanity contrasts sharply with fascist herd behavior.
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Filmreiziger
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- 528 votes
A beautiful romantic/fairytale coming-of-age story. The concept of an older person telling their childhood story through long flashbacks isn't new, but it works perfectly here. The acting is top-notch, and it's a beautiful story: a mix of romance, fairytale, and the harsh reality of war. I could easily empathize with the young leads, and they managed to draw me into their world. The story—even the rawer aspects—is told as a 15-year-old might experience it. It's stripped of the harsh realism you see in many other war films. Moreover, it's a film adaptation of the grandmother's story. She tells it to her grandson, Julian, for a reason. This also explains why the film chooses to emphasize the relationship between Sara and Julian.
A striking detail: grandson Julian is the same Julian as in the film Wonder (Film). In that film, Julian is one of Auggie's bullies and is expelled. In White Bird, he struggles to find his place at the new school and meets his grandmother, who shares her story, touching Julian and making him think differently about life and his role in it. You certainly don't need to have seen Wonder to appreciate this film (it's really only a small detail, and a photo of Auggie pops up briefly that caught my attention), but Wonder is definitely worth watching (4 stars for me as well). And if you do, I'd recommend watching them in chronological order (so, Wonder first). Anyway, this one also gets 4 stars for me.
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Wonder
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