The Council of Birds

2014 1h 21m EN

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8.0

BANGER

★8.0TMDB · 2

MysteryRomance

Synopsis

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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...

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Thorsten Wien
Eva Maria Jost
Daniel Krauss
Christian Blümel

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Timm Kröger
Languages: German
Countries: Germany

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RUNTIME

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81 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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Released 12 years ago.

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3 / 6

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Thorsten Wien and Eva Maria Jost and Daniel Krauss carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt3895678 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Timm Kröger directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Germany. Dialogue in German.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

181 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 12 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Thorsten Wien and Eva Maria Jost and Daniel Krauss carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt3895678 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.