Bird

Bird
Cert 15
Dir Andrea Arnold, UK, 2024, 119 mins
Nykiya Adams, Franz Rogowski, Barry Keoghan

A 12-year-old girl’s fractured home life is transformed when she encounters a mysterious stranger seeking out his own family. Adams is a striking new talent in this moving insight into life lived on the margins.

A fragile but beautiful vision; marks the strongest blend yet of Arnold’s primary directives as a filmmaker THE INDEPENDENT

Julia Recommends: A surprisingly uplifting and warm portrayal of a family of sorts, Arnold elicits superb performances and skilfully – and unexpectedly – blends social and magical realism.