The Bird Can’t Fly | |
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Directed by | Threes Anna |
Written by | Threes Anna Philip Roberts |
Produced by | Threes Anna Bous De Jong Tom Maguire Joel Phiri Anton Scholten |
Starring | Barbara Hershey |
Cinematography | Guido van Gennep |
Edited by | Wouter Jansen |
Music by | Paul Hepker Mark Kilian |
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Running time | 89 minutes |
Countries | South Africa Ireland Netherlands |
Language | English |
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