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Nicostratos the Pelican

Original title: Nicostratos le pélican
  • 2011
  • 1h 32m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
1.8K
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Nicostratos the Pelican (2011)
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Yannis is a 14 year old boy who lives an isolated life with his dad on a small Greek island. After the death of his mother, two of them didn't talk much. One day, Yannis finds a young pelica... Read allYannis is a 14 year old boy who lives an isolated life with his dad on a small Greek island. After the death of his mother, two of them didn't talk much. One day, Yannis finds a young pelican and decides to take it home. His friendship with the pelican, and meeting with the impul... Read allYannis is a 14 year old boy who lives an isolated life with his dad on a small Greek island. After the death of his mother, two of them didn't talk much. One day, Yannis finds a young pelican and decides to take it home. His friendship with the pelican, and meeting with the impulsive 15 year old girl, will mark a change in his life, that will eventually lead to reconc... Read all

  • Director
    • Olivier Horlait
  • Writers
    • Eric Boisset
    • Olivier Horlait
  • Stars
    • Emir Kusturica
    • Thibault Le Guellec
    • François-Xavier Demaison
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.9/10
    1.8K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Olivier Horlait
    • Writers
      • Eric Boisset
      • Olivier Horlait
    • Stars
      • Emir Kusturica
      • Thibault Le Guellec
      • François-Xavier Demaison
    • 4User reviews
    • 21Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins total

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    Emir Kusturica
    Emir Kusturica
    • Démosthène
    Thibault Le Guellec
    Thibault Le Guellec
    • Yannis
    François-Xavier Demaison
    François-Xavier Demaison
    • Aristote
    Jade-Rose Parker
    Jade-Rose Parker
    • Angeliki
    Gennadios Patsis
    Gennadios Patsis
    • Popa Kosmas
    Valériane de Villeneuve
    Valériane de Villeneuve
    • Mme Karoussos
    Yves Nadot
    Yves Nadot
    • Le capitaine du cargo
    Dimitris Sarikizouglou
    • Moine prudent
    Socratis Patsikas
    Socratis Patsikas
    • Moine gourmand
    Stelios Iakovidis
    Stelios Iakovidis
    • Moine sérieux
    Vasilis Batsakoutsas
    Vasilis Batsakoutsas
    • Le guide touristique
    Christina Dendrinou
    Christina Dendrinou
    • La maraîchère
    Viki Maragaki
    Viki Maragaki
    • La vendengeuse
    Monica McShane
    Monica McShane
    • La touriste américaine
    Yiannis Damirai
    • Spyros
    Spyros Kyriazopoulos
    Spyros Kyriazopoulos
    • Fokas
    Maria Pouliezou
    • Sylvia
    Yiannis Psarakis
    • Daniel
    • Director
      • Olivier Horlait
    • Writers
      • Eric Boisset
      • Olivier Horlait
    • All cast & crew
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    10hearttemple

    Beautiful christian film

    Must see with your kids. Love, death, friendship, father-son relations. True heartfelt movie, highly recommended. Strange that there are only few reviews here.
    10klos-4

    Excellent family movie

    Beautiful story about friendship, relationship between father and the son, and, of course, the gorgeous bird.
    8pg0909

    A film about sea ,love,friendship

    The film is very good and proves to us that how a bird can make a big difference in the lives of people. Very good film
    6a-cinema-history

    A good film to watch with kids.

    Yannis lives with his father on a small Greek island. Since the death of his mother, his relationship with his father has deteriorated. The summer of his 14th birthday, his encounter with Nicostratos, a pelican and Angeliki, a 15 year old city-girl, changes his life.

    Once you've overcome the fact that everybody on this Greek island speaks french, this is a rather quaint conventional coming of age and boy/bird/girl friendship movie with nice settings and photography, and good actors, including renowned film director Emir Kusturica (Black Cat White Cat, Underground, Arizona Dream, When Father Was Away on Business), without forgetting the great animal coaching of the pelicans.

    A good film to watch with kids.

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    • Release date
      • June 29, 2011 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • France
      • Greece
    • Official site
      • Warner Bros. (France)
    • Languages
      • French
      • Greek
      • German
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Пелікан
    • Filming locations
      • Milos, Greece
    • Production companies
      • Wesh Wesh Productions
      • Studio 37
      • Nexus Factory
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $755,146
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 32 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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