The Foolish Bird
2017, Chinese. Directed by Ryuji Otsuka & Huang Ji.
Lynn lives with her grandparents in Meicheng, a small Hunanese city unsettled by an ongoing rape-murder investigation. With little structure to regulate her life outside of school, where she is bullied, Lynn begins smuggling and reselling confiscated mobile phones with her friend, which leads to encounters with the city’s seedier inhabitants.
- Runtime
- 1h 56m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Chinese
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- Released
- 30 June 2017
- Original title
- 笨鳥
- Country
- China
- Written by
- Ryuji Otsuka, Huang Ji
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The Foolish Bird runs 116 minutes (1h 56m).
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Which OTT platform is The Foolish Bird on?
The Foolish Bird isn’t on a subscription OTT platform in India, but you can rent it or buy it online. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Foolish Bird?
If you liked The Foolish Bird, try Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains, Fast Girls, The Young One.
Who directed The Foolish Bird?
The Foolish Bird (2017) was directed by Ryuji Otsuka and Huang Ji and stars Yao Honggui, Liqiao Xiao, Fang Yao.