Directed by:
Rob MeyerCinematography:
Tom RichmondComposer:
Jeremy TurnerCast:
Ben Kingsley, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Alex Wolff, James Le Gros, Daniela Lavender, Tobias Campbell, Michael Chen, Katie Chang, Stephen Kunken (more)Plots(1)
On the eve of his widowed father's second wedding, fifteen year old David Portnoy (Kodi Smit-McPhee) leads the stalwart members of his local Young Birders Society on a rollicking, interstate search for an extremely rare duck. Marvelous supporting peformances by Ben Kingsley and James Le Gros colour Rob Meyer's feature film debut, a poignant, funny and ultimately winning look at the moments that change even the most intensely focused lives. (Curious Films)
(more)Cast
Ben Kingsley
UK
Best movies:
Schindler's List (1993)
Shutter Island (2010)
Anne Frank: The Whole Story (2001) (TV movie)
Kodi Smit-McPhee
Australia
Best movies:
Deadpool 2 (2018)
Elvis (2022)
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)
Alex Wolff
USA
Best movies:
Oppenheimer (2023)
Patriots Day (2016)
A Good Person (2023)
James Le Gros
USA
Best movies:
Enemy of the State (1998)
Living in Oblivion (1995)
Zodiac (2007)
Daniela Lavender
Brazil
Best movies:
Precious (2009)
Longitude (2000) (TV movie)
Ali G in da House (2002)
Tobias Campbell
Best movies:
Conviction (2010)
Salt (2010)
A Birder's Guide to Everything (2013)
Michael Chen
USA
Best movies:
The Vanishing of Sidney Hall (2017)
A Birder's Guide to Everything (2013)
Jian Bing Man (2015)
Katie Chang
USA
Best movies:
Anesthesia (2015)
A Birder's Guide to Everything (2013)
Daniel Isn't Real (2019)
Stephen Kunken
Best movies:
The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
Bridge of Spies (2015)
Still Alice (2014)
Lucas Near-Verbrugghe
Best movies:
Our Idiot Brother (2011)
Lazy Eye (2016)
A Birder's Guide to Everything (2013)
Briana Marin
USA
Best movies:
Jack of the Red Hearts (2015)
Shame (2011)
A Walk Among the Tombstones (2014)
Ethan Cohn
USA
Best movies:
Alice in Wonderland (2010)
The Experiment (2010)
The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)
Ira Hawkins
Best movies:
Love and Other Impossible Pursuits (2009)
Ghost Town (2008)
A Birder's Guide to Everything (2013)