These Birds Walk
These Birds Walk might be the single most beautiful documentary of the year so far.
These Birds Walk
In Karachi, Pakistan, a runaway boy's life hangs on one critical question: where is home? The streets, an orphanage, or with the family he fled in the first place? Simultaneously heart-wrenching and life-affirming, THESE BIRDS WALK documents the struggles of these wayward street children and the samaritans looking out for them in this ethereal and inspirational story of resilience.
“THESE BIRDS WALK wins audiences over from the moment that it starts and resonates long after it is over.”
– Dorothy Burk Vasquez, Pop Matters
“Haunting….A rare glimpse into childhood.” – Peter Debruge, Variety
“THESE BIRDS WALK wins audiences over from the moment that it starts and resonates long after it is over.”
– Dorothy Burk Vasquez, Pop Matters
“Haunting….A rare glimpse into childhood.” – Peter Debruge, Variety
Genre
Documentary,
Drama
Web Site
Runtime
71
Language
Urdu
Director
Omar Mullick,
Bassam Tariq
FEATURED REVIEW
Richard Brody, The New Yorker
Beginning with a look at a living saint—the octogenarian Abdul Sattar Edhi, whose foundation provides a refuge for runaways and abandoned children in Karachi, Pakistan—the documentary filmmakers Omar Mullick and Bassam Tariq turn their attention to the young residents of Edhi’s group home as well as ...
Played at
Lumiere Music Hall 11.29.13 - 12.05.13
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