Twelve-year-old Bailey (Nykiya Adams) lives in a squatted house with her emotionally unstable father, Bug (Barry Keoghan). When Bug announces he's marrying his new girlfriend, Bailey is left completely alone, unable to turn to her mother, who is stuck in an abusive relationship. Bailey finds solace beyond the noise of the city, forming a deep connection with nature and animals. During one of her escapes, she has a mysterious encounter that gives her the strength to confront her mother's cruel partner. In Bird, Andrea Arnold, one of the biggest stars of contemporary British cinema, tells a captivating and hopeful story about identity, sexism, loneliness, and a class struggle reminiscent of the best of British film history. Bailey's strong-willed character is portrayed in a touching way, with a hint of magical realism woven into the coming-of-age journey set on the Southeast coast of England.
The screening is supported by the British Council.
International Competition
Andrea Arnold
Internationally acclaimed filmmaker Andrea Arnold was born in England. Her early short films included Milk (1998), Dog (2001), and Wasp for which she won an Academy Award in 2005. Her first feature film Red Road (2006) and second film Fish Tank (2009) competed at the Cannes Film Festival and both won the Jury Prize, before being awarded at the BAFTA’s. In 2011 she completed shooting the adaptation of Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights which premiered at the Venice Mostra. That same year, she was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire for services to the film industry. Andrea Arnold returned to Cannes in 2016 to present her film American Honey in Competition where she won her third Jury Prize. Arnold has also directed several episodes of the series Transparent and I Love Dick, as well the second season of the series Big Little Lies. Her new film Bird (2024) saw her return to Competition in Cannes.
in English
with Hungarian subtitles
Cannes Film Festival 2024 (Competition)
Cow (2021)
American Honey (2016)
Wuthering Heights (2011)
Fish Tank (2009)
Red Road (2006)
Director: Andrea Arnold
Cast: Nykiya Adams, Barry Keoghan, Franz Rogowski, Jason Buda, Frankie Box, Jasmine Jobson, James Nelson-Joyce, Joanne Matthews, Rhys Yates
Cinematography: Robbie Ryan
Screenwriter: Andrea Arnold
Producer: Lee Groombridge, Juliette Howel,l Tessa Ross, Sherie Myers, Eszter Telegdy
Editor: Joe Bini
Music: Burial
Hungarian Distributor: ADS Service
Colour: colour
Run time: 119 mins
