2019 German film
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Written by | Axel Melzener, Andrea Block, Phil Parker, Christian Haas |
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Music by | Frank Schreiber Steffen Wick [de] |
Production company | LUXX Film |
Distributed by | Sola Media |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
Country | Germany |
Language | English |
Budget | $9.5 million |
Box office | $4.4 million |
Birds of a Feather, also known as Manou the Swift or Swift, is a 2019 German animated adventure comedy film directed by Christian Haas and Andrea Block. The film features the voices of Kate Winslet, Willem Dafoe, Josh Keaton, Cassandra Steen and David Shaughnessy.
Cast
- Kate Winslet as Blanche, Yves' wife who is the first to discover Manou and take him in
- Willem Dafoe as Yves, the strong-willed but stubborn leader of the seagull colony
- Josh Keaton as Manou, an orphaned Swift who was adopted and raised by seagulls
- Cassandra Steen as Kalifa, a female Swift and Manou's love interest
- Mikey Kelley as Luc, Manou's adoptive brother with whom he shares a strong bond
- David Shaughnessy as Percival, a flightless bird who lives in a cemetery, and frequently hangs around with the Swifts
- Arif S. Kinchen as Poncho, a short, fat Swift and one of Kalifa's brothers
- Nolan North as Yusuf, a slim, taller Swift and one of Kalifa's brothers
- Julie Nathanson as Francoise, a student at the sailing school and a rival of Manou
- Rob Paulsen as Sandpipers
Plot
The film follows the adventures of Manou, a swift who was raised by seagulls and struggles to fit in with them, as well as his journey to accepting his identity as a swift, fighting rats and earning the respect of seagulls and swifts alike.
References
- "Manou the Swift: first animated film from LUXX Studios relies on AMD power". ProVideo Coalition. Filmtools. 2 January 2019. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- "Swift".
- "BIRDS OF A FEATHER : British Board of Film Classification". bbfc.co.uk. Britain: British Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on 20 October 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
- Clarke, Cath (24 July 2019). "Birds of a Feather review – swifts and seagulls". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 28 September 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
- Office, Irish Film Classification. "Birds of a Feather (2019)". Irish Film Classification Office. Dublin, Ireland: Irish Film Classification Office. Archived from the original on 20 October 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
- "Birds of a Feather – review, cast and crew, movie star rating and where to watch film on TV and online". Radio Times. United Kingdom: Radio Times. Archived from the original on 20 October 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
External links
- Swift at IMDb
- Swift at Rotten Tomatoes
- 2019 films
- 2019 3D films
- 2019 comedy films
- 2019 computer-animated films
- 2010s German animated films
- 2010s children's adventure films
- 2010s children's comedy films
- 2010s children's animated films
- 2010s adventure comedy films
- 2010s English-language films
- German 3D films
- German computer-animated films
- German children's adventure films
- German children's comedy films
- German adventure comedy films
- Jungle adventure films
- Animated adventure films
- 3D animated films
- English-language German films
- Animated films about birds
- Anthropomorphic birds
- Animated films set in Germany
- Animated films set on beaches
- Animated films set in jungles
- Animated films set on islands
- Films set in 2019
- 2010s German films
- German animated comedy films
- English-language adventure comedy films