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The Ornithologist (2016)

Sep 16, 2016 Adventure, Drama, Mystery 1h 58m
User Score
61%
97 votes
Internet Movie Database
63%
Rotten Tomatoes
87%
Metacritic
8500%

Things happen, you just have to believe.

Overview

Stranded along a sublime river fjord in northern Portugal, an ornithologist is subjected to a series of brutal and erotic Stations-of-the-Cross-style tests.

João Pedro Rodrigues
Director
João Rui Guerra da Mata
Screenplay

Top Billed Cast

Paul Hamy
Paul Hamy

Fernando
João Pedro Rodrigues
João Pedro Rodrigues

António
Xelo Cagiao
Xelo Cagiao

Jesus / Tomé
Han Wen
Han Wen

Fei
Chan Suan
Chan Suan

Ling
Jules Elting
Jules Elting

Blonde Huntress
Flora Bulcão
Flora Bulcão

Huntress 1
Isabelle Puntel
Isabelle Puntel

Huntress 2
Alexandre Alverca
Alexandre Alverca

Full Cast & Crew

Media

The Ornithologist - Official Trailer HD - Edited for Content
The Ornithologist - Official Trailer HD - Edited for Content
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Reviews

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A review by CinemaSerf
Written on August 25, 2024

"Fernando" (Paul Hamy) is out in the Portuguese wilderness doing a bit of birdwatching when he gets caught up in the rapids, his canoe is trashed and he finds himself rescued by two rather curious Chinese women - "Fei" (Han Wen) and her girlfriend "Ling" (Chan Suan). Things get a bit on the surreal side from this point as his journey continues and he next encounters the handsome, mute, goatherd "Jesus" (Xelo Cagiao) before a rather unfathomable tragedy ensues and the story takes on an almost fantastic nature that sees "Fernando" having to come to terms with his actions all under the supervision of a beautiful white dove that clearly has a more symbolic function as yet to be explained. Is he ever going to make it to civilisation? Does he really want to? It's quite a curious film, this, with...

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