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Released 17 years ago.
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Soul Birds
2009 1h 31m DE
Documentary
Synopsis
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Boasting an exceptional visual style to match its elemental themes, Soul Birds from documentarian Riedelsheimer, observes the intimate relationship between human beings and nature in this deeply moving portrait of three children battling leukemia.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Thomas Riedelsheimer
- Writers
- Thomas Riedelsheimer
- Languages
- German, English
- Countries
- Germany
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The take
Thomas Riedelsheimer directs. Thomas Riedelsheimer behind the camera. Thomas Riedelsheimer cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Germany. Dialogue in German, English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 17 years ago.
- 2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: German, English.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Directed by Thomas Riedelsheimer, shot by Thomas Riedelsheimer. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Editor Thomas Riedelsheimer shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6IMDB entry: tt1459963 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Thomas Riedelsheimer
- Editing
- Thomas Riedelsheimer
- Runtime
- 91 min · 1h 31m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- DE
Also by
Thomas Riedelsheimer
Key crew
- EditorThomas Riedelsheimer
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2009-06-28
