Bird
Bird Movie Details:
| Country | United Kingdom, France, Germany, United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Drama |
| Release date | May 16, 2024 (Cannes) November 8, 2024 (United States and United Kingdom) |
| Running time | 1hr 59min |
| Age Rating | R |
| Starring | Barry Keoghan, Franz Rogowski, James Nelson-Joyce |
| Directed by | Andrea Arnold |
| Written by | Andrea Arnold |
| Produced by | Lee Groombridge Juliette Howell Tessa Ross Starring Barry Keoghan Franz Rogowski |
| Cinematography by | Robbie Ryan |
| Edited by | Joe Bini |
| Production Company | BBC Film BFI Access Entertainment House Productions Ad Vitam Arte France Cinéma Ciné+ Canal+ FirstGen Content Pinky Promise |
| Distributor | Ad Vitam Distribution (France) Mubi (United States and United Kingdom) |
Bird Movie Cast & Characters:
- Barry Keoghan as Bug
- Franz Rogowski as Bird
- Nykiya Adams as Bailey
- Jason Buda as Hunter
- Frankie Box as Kailey
- Jasmine Jobson as Peyton
- Joanne Matthews as Debs
- James Nelson-Joyce as Skate
- Sarah Beth Harber as Dionne’s Mum
Storyline:
Bailey lives with her brother Hunter and her father Bug, who raises them alone in a squat in northern Kent. Bug doesn’t have much time to devote to them. Bailey looks for attention and adventure elsewhere.
About Bird Movie:
Bird is a British drama film written and directed by Andrea Arnold and starring Barry Keoghan, Nykiya Adams, and Franz Rogowski.
Principal photography took place in the south of England with filming locations including Gravesend, Dartford, Ashford, and Bean, Kent in June 2023. In July 2023 filming took place on the Isle of Sheppey.
Director Andrea Arnold used footage from this film to make the music video for the song “Bug” by Irish rock band Fontaines D.C. Bug is also the name of Barry Keoghan’s character in this film.
Bird premiered at the 77th Cannes Film Festival on May 16, 2024, and was theatrically released in the United States and the United Kingdom by Mubi on November 8, 2024.