Rare Birds

Rare Birds

Infobox Film
name = Rare Birds
director = Sturla Gunnarsson
producer = Paul Pope
Janet York
writer = Edward Riche
starring = William Hurt
Molly Parker
music = Jonathan Goldsmith
cinematography = Jan Kiesser
editing = Jeff Warren
distributor = Filmax Home Video (2005) (Spain) (DVD)
Kinowelt Home Entertainment (Germany)
Lions Gate Films
Nexo
Shadow Distribution Inc.
Studio Home Entertainment
released = Canada
September 9, 2001
Toronto Film Festival (premiere)
Hong Kong
April 5, 2002
Hong Kong International Film Festival
UK
July 5, 2002
Commonwealth Film Festival
Italy
July 18, 2003
Norway
December 10, 2003
DVD
Finland
January 27, 2004
DVD
Iceland
November 21
2004
Reykjavik International Film Festival
Spain
June 15, 2005
DVD
runtime = 99 mins.
country = Canada
awards = 1 Atlantic Film Fesstival Award,1 Canadian Comedy Award,4 Directors Guild of Canada Awards
language = English
budget = $5,000,000 (estimate)
imdb_id = 0295552

"Rare Birds" is a 2001 Canadian comedy/drama film. It was directed by Sturla Gunnarsson and written by Edward Riche based on his novel.

Plot

Dave (Hurt) has had some bad luck recently. His wife lives in Washington, DC, his restaurant is not doing good business. Phonse (Jones) helps Dave by making up a story about a rare bird sighting which begins to help Dave's business. Phonse also finds ten kilos of cocaine and tries to get rid of it with the help of Dave.

Cast

* William Hurt ... as Dave
* Andy Jones ... as Phonse
* Molly Parker ... as Alice

Trivia

* Filmed in 30 days in Newfoundland except for the final scene which had to be delayed seven months due to inclement weather.
* Due to the limited budget, the crew from "The Shipping News" loaned film crew and film equipment to complete the film.
* Many of the bit parts had been cast by the director who found interesting locals for the roles. The film's grip was used as a hostage and a phone caller.

External links

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