Birdy

Birdy

A soaring experience unlike anything you've ever seen before.

1984120 min7.1 / 10

A haunting, intimate portrait of two friends fractured by war, one of whom retreats into a delusional identity as a bird, exploring trauma, mental illness, and the possibility of redemption through connection.

Two young men are seriously affected by the Vietnam War. One of them has always been obsessed with birds - but now believes he really is a bird, and has been sent to a mental hospital. Can his friend help him pull through?

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