The Ornithologist
“Things happen, you just have to believe.”
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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Cast
17 people
Paul Hamy
Fernando
Known for
The Soul Eater
My King
Juliane Elting
Huntress
João Pedro Rodrigues
António
Also in
The Last Time I Saw Macao
As the Flames Rose
Xelo Cagiao
Jesus / Tomé
Also in
The King's Body
O Castelo da Lúa
Han Wen
Fei
Also in
Kung Fu Master Su: Red Lotus Worm
Jour & nuit
Chan Suan
Ling
Known for
Beyond the Universe
Jules Elting
Blonde Huntress
Also in
Something Like That
The Milky Way
Flora Bulcão
Huntress 1
No other roles listed
Isabelle Puntel
Huntress 2
No other roles listed
Alexandre Alverca
André Freitas
David Silva Pereira
João Pedro Rodrigues Director · João Rui Guerra da Mata Screenplay Rui Poças Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $19K · Budget $1.3M · United States release May 7, 2017
Box office
Budget
$1,342,062
Worldwide gross
$19,477
Production
Blackmaria
Production
House on Fire
Production
Itaca Films
Production
Le Fresnoy
Production
Institut Français
Production
Portugal · France · Brazil
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Languages
Original title
O Ornitólogo
Original language
Portuguese
Spoken on screen
Chinese · English · French · Galician · Latin · Portuguese
Release dates
Switzerland · August 8, 2016
Premiere · Locarno International Film Festival
Portugal · September 16, 2016
Limited theatrical · Porto
United States · May 7, 2017
Limited theatrical · Harvard Film Archive
United States
October 12, 2016 · Premiere · New York Film Festival
November 4, 2016 · Premiere · Denver International Film Festival
November 11, 2016 · Premiere · AFI Fest
January 9, 2017 · Premiere · Palm Springs International Film Festival
March 18, 2017 · Premiere · Sun Valley Film Festival
April 6, 2017 · Premiere · RiverRun International Film Festival
April 15, 2017 · Premiere · San Francisco International Film Festival
April 25, 2017 · Premiere · Nashville Film Festival
May 31, 2017 · Premiere · Seattle International Film Festival
June 15, 2017 · Premiere · Provincetown International Film Festival
June 23, 2017 · Theatrical · New York City, New York
Brazil
March 30, 2017 · Theatrical
Canada
September 9, 2016 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
France
October 15, 2016 · Premiere · La Roche-sur-Yon International Film Festival
November 30, 2016 · Theatrical
Germany
October 1, 2016 · Premiere · Hamburg Film Festival
July 13, 2017 · Theatrical
Mexico
March 3, 2017 · Theatrical
Portugal
October 20, 2016 · Theatrical
September 26, 2020 · TV · RTP 2
Spain
March 27, 2020 · Theatrical
May 1, 2020 · TV
Switzerland
February 1, 2017 · Theatrical · French Speaking Region
July 13, 2017 · Theatrical · German Speaking Region
United Kingdom
October 6, 2017 · Theatrical
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