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Pelican Blood

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A mother adopts a traumatized 5-year-old girl and works to curb her violent behavior.
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Alexandra Heller-Nicholas AWFJ.org 10/04/2019
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. Go to Full Review Brian Tallerico RogerEbert.com 09/19/2019
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. Go to Full Review Boyd van Hoeij The Hollywood Reporter 08/29/2019
Too much of a good thing. Go to Full Review Kiko Vega Espinof 08/11/2020
4/5
A beautiful horror drama about the fears of maternity. [Full Review in Spanish] Go to Full Review Steven Allison The Playlist 06/08/2020
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. Go to Full Review Marisa Mirabal Slashfilm 10/04/2019
3/5
Pelican Blood is a cinematic lesson in love, patience, and empathy. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Rebecca G. @rgoheen04 Sep 1 Well acted. A bit frustrating. Me being a mother maybe I would have not been strong enough to do what she did at others expense. See more Kerm H @Lunatick1970 Aug 5 Personally I thought this was a decent movie. I was amazed how this child actor could be so innocent then be able to appear with such adult emotion. See more Wolfgang G 05/01/2023 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… See more Read all reviews
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Katrin Gebbe

Director

Nina Hoss

Wiebke

Yana Marinova

Sigrid

Murathan Muslu

Actor

Daniela Holtz

Bibi

Sebastian Rudolph

Actor

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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