This Austria/Spain co-production film is set in the Sixties, Austrian Alps, a marvelous place to dream, dealing with the unusual bond between a teen and an eagle since it was a chick . At the mountains lives Lukas : Manuel Camacho, who is mistreated by his father : Tobias Moretti, but he has a strong relationship with a forester, the great and popular actor Jean Reno. In a world where it takes courage to fly, an aegle is thrown the nest out by its oldest brother, called Cain, falling on the ground. One day, Lukas meets the wounded eagle and heals it. As Lukas nurtures the baby eagle, - that he names Abel- from childhood to adulthood and both have an emotional connection . As days go by, he realizes about the eagle wants to fly on its own. Both of them bond about their desires to be free. Along the way Lukas learns about nature.
This is a charming film containing adventure, emotion, sense of wonder, great sensibility and wonderful outdoors. A provoking and interesting movie, it is both, semi-documentary and drama, including colourful, beautiful, glimmer scenarios . There is an enjoyable portrayal of a young boy intenting to make his own way and only accompanied by an eagle in wilderness. Furthermore, it provides an intense and thunderous drama between a daddy and his son, but at the end both of whom learn about the mutual feeling and pardon . Narrated by Jean Reno who also plays a Forest Ranger, the film has an exceptional camerawork, 17 real eagles were used, and utilizing a titanium camera over an eagle that has been subsequently copied by other photographers . Being a hard and very complicated shooting for 4 years in the Dolomits mountains and other locations. The short cast, Manuel Campuzano, Tobias Moretti , Jean Reno, keep the movie interesting and attractive. Children especially and adults can learn lessons of ecology , wildlife, self-reliance, freedom and interdependence from the movie. In addition, to enjoy drama, adventure, emotion and overwhelming outdoors.
It displays a phantastic and gorgeous cinematography by Oscar Duran and Otmar Penker. Shot on location in Dolomitas Alps, Austrian Tirol, National Park Hohe Tauern, Corinthia, Austria, Tirol, Italy, Passo di Falzarego, Belluto, Beneto, Italy. As well as a sensitive and rousing musical score from Rebecca Ferguson, Jared Rogers , Kingdom Creators and Sarah Class. The motion picture was well directed by Otmar Penker and Gerardo Olivares . It was winner Austria Romy Gala Award to best cinematography : Otmar Penker and Oscar Duran. Otmar Penker is a good Austrian documentalist who also produced and wrote the superflous script based on an original idea by Gerald Salmina. While Gerardo Olivares is an excellent filmmaker who has collaborated with TVE, National Geographic and Discovery Channel. Since 2006 Olivares changes documentaries for fiction movies and he will be well known for La gran Final 2006, 14 kilometros 2007 , Entre Lobos 2010 starred by Manuel Camacho , The Lighthouse of the whales 2015 and 4 Latas 2017 performed by Jean Reno. In his life he has been in more than 100 countries and shot over than 80 documentaries. All this has been collected in his documentaries sold all over the world for the most important television channels. The picture will appeal to lovers of nature and animals . Well worth watching for its ecological message and msrvellous wildlife.
