Stars: Rebecca Calder, James Fleet, Sacharissa Claxton, Aleksa Muždeka, Jay Taylor, Robyn McHarry | Written by Joanne Mitchell, Tracey Sheals, Dominic Brunt | Directed by Joanne Mitchell
In keeping with its title, Broken Bird opens with Sibyl preparing a dead avian to be stuffed and mounted. It’s an uncomfortable start to a film full of uncomfortable and disturbing moments.
Apart from her amateur taxidermy, Sibyl also puts her talents to work at a funeral home run by Mr. Thomas. If this isn’t enough to make it clear that she’s not your typical protagonist, her only hobbies seem to be poetry night at the local pub and trips to a museum devoted to Roman funeral practices.
We’re also introduced to Emma, a policewoman whose life is unravelling in the wake of her young son Jake’s (Aleksa Muždeka) death and his body’s subsequent disappearance. We soon find out...
In keeping with its title, Broken Bird opens with Sibyl preparing a dead avian to be stuffed and mounted. It’s an uncomfortable start to a film full of uncomfortable and disturbing moments.
Apart from her amateur taxidermy, Sibyl also puts her talents to work at a funeral home run by Mr. Thomas. If this isn’t enough to make it clear that she’s not your typical protagonist, her only hobbies seem to be poetry night at the local pub and trips to a museum devoted to Roman funeral practices.
We’re also introduced to Emma, a policewoman whose life is unravelling in the wake of her young son Jake’s (Aleksa Muždeka) death and his body’s subsequent disappearance. We soon find out...
- 8/23/2024
- by Jim Morazzini
- Nerdly
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