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The Birdcatcher

Play trailer Poster for The Birdcatcher 2018,  1h 40m,  History/ Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 17% 6 Reviews Tomatometer 64% Fewer than 50 Ratings Popcornmeter
17% Tomatometer 6 Reviews 64% Popcornmeter Fewer than 50 Ratings
A young woman in Norway flees the Nazi roundup and conceals her identity while working on an occupied farm.

Critics Reviews

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Kevin Maher The Times (UK) Oct 4, 2019
1/5
This deeply dopey Second World War thriller, set in the snowscapes of Norway, takes an initially intriguing premise and runs it straight into an insuperable wall of ineptitude. Go to Full Review
Peter Bradshaw Guardian Oct 3, 2019
2/5
Fads may change, tastes may come and fashions may go, but one thing seems constant: an inexhaustible market for ropey, hammy Euro-puddingish, lite-drama films set in the 1940s. Go to Full Review
Keith Garlington Keith & the Movies Aug 19, 2022
2.5/5
Despite the sincere feeling behind it, “The Birdcatcher” is simply too hard to buy into. Go to Full Review
Eddie Harrison film-authority.com Feb 22, 2021
4/5
...deserves respect for spinning an entertaining story around events too dark to take centre stage... Go to Full Review
David Parkinson Radio Times Oct 7, 2019
2/5
The cast does its best, but Clarke's unsubtle direction strains at every turn to universalise the story, and the movie is memorable solely for John Christian Rosenlund's striking photography. Go to Full Review
Rich Cline Shadows on the Wall Oct 3, 2019
2.5/5
While the film looks great, and makes nice use of the picturesque settings, it never feels remotely realistic. Go to Full Review
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The Birdcatcher

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Cast & Crew

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Ross Clarke

Director

August Diehl

Herman

Sarah-Sofie Boussnina

Esther

Jakob Cedergren

Johann

Laura Birn

Anna

Johannes Kuhnke

Fred

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The Birdcatcher

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Movie Info

Synopsis A young woman in Norway flees the Nazi roundup and conceals her identity while working on an occupied farm.
Director
Ross Clarke
Producer
Lisa Black, Leon Clarance, Ross Clarke
Screenwriter
Trond Morten Kristensen
Production Co
Garnet Girl, Motion Picture Capital
Genre
History, Drama
Original Language
British English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 14, 2020
Runtime
1h 40m
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