The Ornithologist

The Ornithologist

6.1IMDb Score
Released:2016-09-16
Duration:118 min
Director:João Pedro Rodrigues
Actors:Paul Hamy, João Pedro Rodrigues, Xelo Cagiao, Han Wen, Chan Suan
Production:Blackmaria, House on Fire, Itaca Films, Le Fresnoy, Institut Français

Overview:

Stranded along a sublime river fjord in northern Portugal, an ornithologist is subjected to a series of brutal and erotic Stations-of-the-Cross-style tests.

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