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67% Critic Match
Scheme Birds
“A coming-of-age story set in a world of pigeons and violence”
6.7 / 10• 2019• 1h 27m•NR• English
Documentary
Storyline
As her adolescence gives way to the obligations of motherhood, troubled Gemma matures in Motherwell, her Scottish hometown, heavily dependent on the steel industry. Unfortunately for her, her hedonistic way of understanding the world does not fit in with the philosophy of the rest of the villagers, so trouble soon follows.
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Ellen Fiske's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Scheme Birds is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
