Bird

Andrea Arnold is one of the most impressive British directors working today, with a unique and idiosyncratic view of the world, and an impressive body of work - to which this is the latest addition. Premiered at Cannes, where it was nominated for the Palme D’Or (and also won another prix), Bird focuses on the challenges faced by Bailey ( a 12 year old growing up in a squat in Kent with a brother, and a father called Bug (Barry Keoghan) whose commitment to parenting is less than 100%. Arnold is well known for her unflinching look at working class life and deprivation (e.g. Red Road), and while Bird starts off in that genre, it switches to a different kind of realism which allows the audience to feel the potential of life.

SYNOPSIS:
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.

Details
Run time: 1h 59 mins
Director: Andrea Arnold
Writer: Andrea Arnold
Cast: Barry Keoghan, Franz Rogowski, James Nelson-Joyce

Country: USA
Genre: Drama
Language: English