The Bird Can't Fly
2008, English. Directed by Threes Anna.
Melody returns to her old home to Fairlands the funeral of their daughter, June to attend. But Melody not recognize their city regains because it is almost entirely disappeared under tons of sand. She also learns that they have a 10-year-old grandson, River, has. Melody River will take into their new life, but this is fighting back. He wants to hatch the eggs of ostriches, which he has always fed with his mother. Rivers father, Scoop, a lazy musician and the man in the city post office, wants Melody leaves the city. Here are a lot of conflicts, to Melody learns the truth. But haunts as a sand storm the city, suddenly everything changes.
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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- Released
- 3 January 2008
- Country
- Ireland, Netherlands, South Africa
- Written by
- Threes Anna
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The Bird Can't Fly runs 89 minutes (1h 29m).
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The Bird Can't Fly isn’t on a subscription OTT platform in India, but you can rent it or buy it online. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Bird Can't Fly?
If you liked The Bird Can't Fly, try The Safety of Objects, Hounddog, Lucky Them.
Who directed The Bird Can't Fly?
The Bird Can't Fly (2008) was directed by Threes Anna and stars Barbara Hershey, Yusuf Davids, Tina Ajaxa.