The Council of Birds
2014, English. Directed by Timm Kröger.
In 1929 music teacher Paul Leinert receives an unexpected letter from his old friend Otto Schiffmann, a young and talented composer who has moved away from Berlin after a failed marriage. The letter is an invitation for Paul to come and visit Otto in his forest cabin – and to become familiar with his new work, a long-awaited symphony. Taking along his wife Anna together with his colleague Willi, the three find Otto’s cabin but their host is nowhere to be seen. As they go looking for him, Paul notices something odd about the song of the local birds...
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- 1h 21m
- Post-credits
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- English
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- 3 September 2014
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- Zerrumpelt Herz
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- Germany
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The Council of Birds isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 3 September 2014. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Council of Birds?
The Council of Birds (2014) was directed by Timm Kröger and stars Thorsten Wien, Eva Maria Jost, Daniel Krauss.