THE ORNITHOLOGIST

O ORNITOLOGO

By João Pedro RODRIGUES

FILMS BOUTIQUE - as SALES All rights, World

Drama - Completed 2016

As he treks through the north of Portugal in search of rare birds, Fernando is swept away by the river rapids.

Festivals
& Awards

Toronto - TIFF 2016
Wavelengths
San Sebastian FF 2016
Zabaltegi - Tabakalera
Busan - BIFF/APM 2016
World Cinema
Ventana Sur 2016
European Cinema
    • Year of production
    • 2016
    • Genres
    • Drama
    • Countries
    • PORTUGAL, BRAZIL, FRANCE
    • Languages
    • PORTUGUESE, ENGLISH, MANDARIN
    • Duration
    • 118 mn
    • Director(s)
    • João Pedro RODRIGUES
    • Producer(s)
    • João FIGUEIRAS,, Diogo VARELA SILVA, Vincent WANG, Antoine BARRAUD, Gustavo ÁNGEL, Alex GARCÍA, Maria Fernanda SCARDINO
    • Synopsis
    • As he treks through the north of Portugal in search of rare birds, Fernando is swept away by the river rapids. Rescued by a couple of Chinese pilgrims, he tries to find his way back home through the eerie, dark forests, where uncanny encounters put him to the test. He soon becomes a different man, inspired, perhaps even enlightened…