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A Yellow Bird

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An ex-convict who is on a quest to reunite with his family forms a bond with an illegal Chinese sex worker while serving as her bodyguard.

Critics Reviews

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Boyd van Hoeij The Hollywood Reporter 12/07/2016
Poetically titled but otherwise drab. Go to Full Review
Catherine Bray Variety 12/07/2016
A Yellow Bird is fairly convincing and feels authentic, but the film will not readily appeal to audiences who prefer a balance of light and shade. Go to Full Review
John Lui The Straits Times (Singapore) 12/07/2016
3.5/5
Rajagopal's first feature... is pure expression, free of pandering or pretension. The film-maker doesn't sugarcoat his message about the strangling bonds that hold down non-conformists. Go to Full Review
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06/13/2022 Apesar do ritmo lento, um ótimo filme singapurense, triste e frio, como deve ser a realidade dos imigrantes e marginalizados, não só lá como na maioria dos países subdesenvolvidos, um drama intenso, um tanto desanimador pelo seu desenrolar arrastado, locações sombrias, umidades e cruas, atuações estupenda, a frieza, e por vezes, o que nos parece inicialmente insensibilidade do protagonista, incomoda e apieda, o desfecho se alonga e a sinopse tarda a finalizar, pelo drama, muito bem produzido.. See more 05/23/2017 Yeah, this is... not a good film. See more 12/26/2016 I thought Apprentice was pretty grim. But A Yellow Bird just leaves it behind in the dust in terms of grimness. When the "nicest" location is a shitty government office, that says something. There are fearless performances (especially from Sivakumar Palakrishnan), there are carefully considered shots (some of which are achingly gorgeous), there is a relentless forward momentum driven by very human drama. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis An ex-convict who is on a quest to reunite with his family forms a bond with an illegal Chinese sex worker while serving as her bodyguard.
Director
K. Rajagopal
Producer
Jeremy Chua, Fran Borgia, Claire Lajoumard
Screenwriter
K. Rajagopal, Jeremy Chua
Production Co
Acrobates Films, Akanga Film Asia
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Tamil
Release Date (Streaming)
May 1, 2017
Runtime
1h 52m