Pelican Blood

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Pelican Blood

2019

2h 1m

Drama

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A mother adopts a traumatized 5-year-old girl and works to curb her violent behavior.

Alexandra Heller-Nicholas

AWFJ.org

Pelican Blood is one of the year's most fearless films, not merely because of what it dares to tackle subject-wise, but how determinedly it adheres to its own free spiritedness right until its very final moments.

Oct 4, 2019

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Brian Tallerico

RogerEbert.com

Hoss is engaged and committed throughout, but the movie loses track of its own characters, becoming a horror film that it never really needed to be.

Sep 19, 2019

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Boyd van Hoeij

The Hollywood Reporter

Too much of a good thing.

Aug 29, 2019

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Kiko Vega

Espinof

A beautiful horror drama about the fears of maternity. [Full Review in Spanish]

Rated: 4/5

Aug 11, 2020

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Steven Allison

The Playlist

Even if only those keen on art films will genuinely flirt with the ideas in "Pelican Blood," it deserves a spot up there beside the big boys of German cinema.

Jun 8, 2020

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Marisa Mirabal

Slashfilm

Pelican Blood is a cinematic lesson in love, patience, and empathy.

Rated: 3/5

Oct 4, 2019

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Wolfgang G

Pelikanblut ist ein Drama-Horrorfilm von Katrin Gebbe… Eine Frau, die Polizeipferde ausbildet, adoptiert ihr zweites Kind, ein schwer traumatisiertes 5-jähriges Mädchen… Wiebke ist fest entschlossen, dem Mädchen bei ihren Gewaltausbrüchen und Wutanfällen zu helfen, so lehnt sich der Titel Pelikanblut an die Tierkompendium des Pelikans an… Im Grunde ist Pelikanblut kein Horrorfilm, sondern ein Drama ein Schauspiel, dass die Mutterrolle im Zentrum hat… das bis zu einem atmosphärisch beklemmenden Mystery-Drama anschwillt… Man dann diesen Film lieben oder hassen, das entscheidet sich von welcher Richtung ich ihn sehe… Jedenfalls ist die schauspielerische Leistung und die Charakteren Entwicklung hoch anzurechnen…

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

05/01/23

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Timo A

This a truely fucked up movie. Not in the good way. Very annoying, kid screaming All the time, could be a long Version durex add. Not even scary, and the title has nothing to Do with the movie. Classic german movie making. I can tell as german. Very disturbing, Not scary, all fucked up. Save your time, watch something good.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

04/23/23

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Synopsis

A mother adopts a traumatized 5-year-old girl and works to curb her violent behavior.

Director: Katrin Gebbe
Producer: Verena Gräfe-Höft
Screenwriter: Katrin Gebbe
Production Co: Arte, Miramar Film, Junafilm
Genre: Drama
Original Language: German
Runtime: 2h 1m