Storyline
When 12-year-old Reshat looks around him, he sees the oil fields of Azerbaijan. When he looks up dreamily, he sees pigeons flying to heaven. He misses his father, who died a year ago, and who also loved these birds. Reshat cautiously approaches the best pigeon keeper in the village. Will he teach him to train pigeons? His father taught him that he should be kind to birds, because souls fly to heaven on their wings. While Reshat is learning all about pigeons, he discovers what he really wants. Part of the "Kids on the Silk Road" documentary project.
Cast & Crew
AB
Aqshin Babayev
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LeadHB
Hafiz Babayev
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RB
Reshat Babayev
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SE
Sebine Eliyeva
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EH
Emil Hesenov
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SK
Sherife Kerimova
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RM
Rahim Mirzeyev
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What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Simon Lereng Wilmont's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Bird Boy is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
