Brothers of the Wind (2015)

In a world where it takes courage to fly, a young boy nurtures a baby eagle into adulthood. Searching for their place in the world, they bond over their desire to be free.

Directors:

Gerardo Olivares, Otmar Penker

Writers:

Joanne Reay (screenplay), Otmar Penker (original idea)

Stars:

Jean Reno, Manuel Camacho, Tobias Moretti

1 win.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Jean Reno	...	Danzer
Manuel Camacho	...	Lukas
Tobias Moretti	...	Keller
Eva Kuen	...	Maria

Storyline

In a world where it takes courage to fly, a young boy nurtures a baby eagle into adulthood. Searching for their place in the world, they bond over their desire to be free.

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Plot Keywords:

eagle | human animal relationship | eagle's feather | mountaintop | loss of wife | 

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Genres:

Adventure | Drama | Family

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Certificate:

TV-G

Details

Country:

Austria

Language:

English

Release Date:

2018 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Way of the Eagle

Filming Locations:

Nationalpark Hohe Tauern, Austria

Company Credits

Production Co:

FilmVergnuegen,Terra Mater Factual Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The Music used in the Trailer is from Amphibious Zoo with Kingdom Creators.

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Connections

Featured in Terra Mater: Making of "Wie Brüder im Wind" (2016)

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Soundtracks

Able Is Released Into the Wild (Song Version)
Composed by Sarah Class
Sung by Sarah Class
(P) 2015 Red Bull Media House GmbH / Peermusic

User Reviews

Breathtaking images, superfluous "story"

There are quite a few kid/animal stories out there; what sets this one apart is the incredibly good cinematography. We're not talking wolves, dogs or whatever here, we're talking golden eagles and they're not easy to film - so what we DO see on screen here is absolutely stunning (and I'm a fan of nature docs). They even managed to mount miniaturised HD cameras on an eagle to capture some flight imagery ... there are some truly memorable scenes in this movie, among them a very intense, drawn-out scene where the young eagle tries his talons at a mountain-goat maybe one or two sizes too big for him. The winter scenes are haunting in their intensity, too.

But the movie as a whole gets only 7/10 from me - they tried to pep up the images with a story about a boy helping the young eagle to survive. Now I don't think the idea absurd - in fact a simple framing story might be a nice idea - but they put too much weigth on this story. The emotional struggles between father and son simply don't stand a chance against the for-life struggle of the animals, and so every scene we spend with the humans is - in my opinion - a scene wasted. No fault with the actors, btw - experienced acting as expected by veterans Moretti and Reno, and the boy was good, too - but it's not their movie. It's the eagle's.