Bird
“Is it too real for ya?”
12-year-old Bailey lives with her single dad Bug and brother Hunter in a squat in North Kent. Bug doesn’t have much time for his kids, and Bailey, who is approaching puberty, seeks attention and adventure elsewhere.
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Cast
14 people
Nykiya Adams
Bailey
Also in
Homonym
Franz Rogowski
Bird
Known for
Victoria
Transit
Barry Keoghan
Bug
Known for
Chernobyl
Saltburn
Jason Buda
Hunter
Also in
The Healer
Jasmine Jobson
Peyton
Known for
MobLand
Top Boy
Frankie Box
Kayleigh
Also in
Perfect 10
Shagbands
James Nelson-Joyce
Skate
Known for
Time
A Thousand Blows
Jason Williamson
Fred
Known for
Landscapers
Rhys Yates
Beck
Known for
Guy Ritchie's The Covenant
The Outlaws
Joanne Matthews
Debs
Known for
The Firm
Calum Speed
Leon
Also in
Meatoo
Ghost of My Father
Sarah Beth Harber
Dionne's Mum
No other roles listed
Andrea Arnold Director · Burial Composer Robbie Ryan Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $1.9M · United States release November 8, 2024 · Produced in France, United Kingdom, United States
Box office
Worldwide gross
$1,945,200
Production
House Productions
Production
Ad Vitam Production
Production
ARTE France Cinéma
Production
BBC Film
Production
BFI
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Access Entertainment
Production
Pinky Promise
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FirstGen Content
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France · United Kingdom · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Hungarian
Release dates
France · May 16, 2024
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
United Kingdom · November 8, 2024
Theatrical
United States · November 8, 2024
Theatrical
United States · December 23, 2024
Digital · MUBI
United States
August 30, 2024 · Premiere · Telluride Film Festival
October 4, 2024 · Premiere · Mill Valley Film Festival
October 12, 2024 · Premiere · Hamptons International Film Festival / Hawai'i International Film Festival
October 15, 2024 · Premiere · NewFest
October 17, 2024 · Premiere · Orcas Island Film Festival
October 19, 2024 · Premiere · Montclair Film Festival / New Hampshire Film Festival
October 21, 2024 · Premiere · FilmColumbia Film Festival
October 24, 2024 · Premiere · AFI Fest / Philadelphia Film Festival
October 26, 2024 · Premiere · Chicago International Film Festival
October 27, 2024 · Premiere · Austin Film Festival
November 1, 2024 · Premiere · Miami Film Festival GEMS / Virginia Film Festival
Australia
November 8, 2024 · Premiere · British Film Festival
February 20, 2025 · Theatrical
Austria
February 14, 2025 · Theatrical
Belgium
October 18, 2024 · Premiere · Film Fest Gent
January 1, 2025 · Theatrical
Brazil
October 6, 2024 · Premiere · Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival
September 25, 2025 · Digital · Mubi
Canada
September 5, 2024 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
September 13, 2024 · Premiere · Atlantic International Film Festival
September 21, 2024 · Premiere · Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival
September 22, 2024 · Premiere · Calgary International Film Festival
September 26, 2024 · Premiere · Vancouver International Film Festival
October 25, 2024 · Premiere · Forest City Film Festival
November 8, 2024 · Theatrical
December 23, 2024 · Digital · MUBI
Chile
March 27, 2025 · Theatrical
Croatia
March 20, 2025 · Theatrical
Czechia
April 17, 2025 · Theatrical
Estonia
March 28, 2025 · Theatrical
Finland
March 28, 2025 · Theatrical
France
January 1, 2025 · Theatrical
December 15, 2025 · Digital · Canal+
December 15, 2025 · TV · Canal+ Cinéma(s)
October 7, 2026 · TV · Ciné+ Festival
Germany
October 2, 2024 · Premiere · Filmfest Hamburg
February 20, 2025 · Theatrical
Greece
October 13, 2024 · Premiere · Athens International Film Festival
January 28, 2025 · Digital · Cinobo
Hong Kong SAR China
April 16, 2025 · Premiere · Hong Kong International Film Festival
Hungary
March 27, 2025 · Theatrical
Indonesia
September 28, 2024 · Premiere · Jakarta World Cinema
Ireland
November 8, 2024 · Theatrical
December 23, 2024 · Digital · MUBI
Israel
January 5, 2025 · Premiere · Haifa Film Festival
April 17, 2025 · Theatrical
October 16, 2025 · Digital · Yes VOD + Cellcom TV
Italy
October 20, 2024 · Premiere · Rome Film Festival
May 8, 2025 · Theatrical
Japan
September 5, 2025 · Theatrical
Latvia
October 25, 2024 · Premiere
October 23, 2026 · TV
Mexico
October 1, 2024 · Premiere · Monterrey International Film Festival
July 10, 2025 · Theatrical
Morocco
December 6, 2024 · Premiere · Marrakech International Film Festival
Netherlands
October 11, 2024 · Premiere · Leiden International Film Festival
November 28, 2024 · Theatrical
New Zealand
October 24, 2024 · Premiere · British and Irish Film Festival
February 20, 2025 · Theatrical
Norway
March 21, 2025 · Theatrical
Philippines
March 12, 2025 · Theatrical
Poland
July 18, 2025 · Premiere · BNP Paribas New Horizons International Film Festival
Portugal
November 17, 2024 · Premiere · LEFFEST - Lisboa Film Festival
February 5, 2025 · Premiere · Cinema Trindade
May 8, 2025 · Theatrical
Romania
January 17, 2025 · Theatrical
Russia
November 13, 2024 · Premiere · The Khudozhestvenny Cinema Festival
November 28, 2024 · Theatrical
South Korea
May 2, 2025 · Premiere · Jeonju International Film Festival
October 29, 2025 · Theatrical
Spain
September 22, 2024 · Premiere · San Sebastián International Film Festival
November 29, 2024 · Theatrical
Sweden
March 28, 2025 · Theatrical
Switzerland
October 8, 2024 · Premiere · Zurich Film Festival
January 8, 2025 · Theatrical
Taiwan
November 10, 2024 · Premiere · Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival
Türkiye
December 23, 2024 · Digital · MUBI
United Arab Emirates
December 23, 2024 · Digital
United Kingdom
October 19, 2024 · Premiere · BFI London Film Festival
October 24, 2024 · Premiere · Cambridge International Film Festival
December 23, 2024 · Digital · MUBI
March 24, 2025 · Physical · Blu-ray & DVD
January 30, 2026 · TV · BBC Two
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