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Movie poster: The Great Bird Race (2012)
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The Great Bird Race

2012 · 90 min Family Comedy
8.3 / 10 · TMDB

12-year-old Victor and his father attend the Annual Ornithology Competition, where Victor wants to prove his worth by spotting the rarest bird and win 1st prize – for his father's sake. Victor's plan seems realistic, since last year's winner, Daniel, has a broken leg and is unable to attend. But Daniel shows up unexpectedly and now the match intensifies.

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📋 Film Details

Original Title Fuglejagten
Year 2012
Genre Family, Comedy
Director Christian Dyekjær
Runtime 90 min.
Rating TMDB: 8.3/10 (3 votes)

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A delicate, tactile drama about how a child's desire to please an adult can become an entire universe. The shots of the Danish forest, filmed with piercing attention to detail, create a sense of full immersion into the young naturalist's world, where every rustle carries weight.

What lingers after the film is a quiet, aching feeling—not so much about winning or losing, but about that invisible distance separating children from their parents, a gap so difficult to bridge even with the rarest of finds. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Christian Dyekjær

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The silence of a pine forest broken by distant chirping, and the focused breath of a child hiding behind binoculars.

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