The Yellow Birds (2017)

Two young soldiers, Bartle (21) and Murph (18) navigate the terrors of the Iraq war under the command of the older, troubled Sergeant Sterling. All the while, Bartle is tortured by a promise he made to Murph's mother before their deployment.

Director:

Alexandre Moors

Writers:

David Lowery (screenplay by), R.F.I. Porto (screenplay by)

Stars:

Alden Ehrenreich, Daniel Jose Molina, Mikey Collins

1 win & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Alden Ehrenreich	...	Brandon Bartle
Daniel Jose Molina	...	Manolo Vasquez
Mikey Collins	...	Virgil Whitaker
Tye Sheridan	...	Daniel Murphy
Carrie Wampler	...	Jenny Smith
Carter Redwood	...	Lenny Crockett
Jack Huston	...	Sergeant Sterling
Olivia Crocicchia	...	Tess
Toni Collette	...	Amy Bartle
Gershwyn Eustache Jnr	...	Lt. Seth Barlow
Lee Tergesen	...	Jim Murphy
Ray Fearon	...	Colonel
Tom Bates	...	Embedded Journalist
Jennifer Aniston	...	Maureen Murphy
Renée Willett	...	Claire

Storyline

"Yellow Birds" follows John Bartle and the difficulties he faces in keeping his humanity, his urge to survive and his friend Murph alive during the war in Iraq, as well as his life and struggles with his memories of the war after he comes back to Virginia.

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Plot Keywords:

u.s. soldier | mother son relationship | 

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Taglines:

Based on the best-selling novel.

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Genres:

Drama | War

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for war violence, some grisly images, sexual material, and language throughout

Did You Know?

Trivia

Will Poulter was originally casted as Brandon Bartle, but dropped out to star in the Comedy 'War Machine' alongside Brad Pitt.

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Goofs

Bartle and Murphy address non-commissioned officers as "sir" numerous times throughout the film. NCOs are referred to by their rank (sergeant, staff sergeant) in the US Army, Only commissioned officers are referred to or addressed as "sir" (warrant officers can be addressed as"Mr (their last name)" or as "sir" . This is a serious error in protocol and would have been correct by the NCO being addressed immediately.

User Reviews

It's a little drawn out

Sometimes you start a movie and have to know it's going to drag some . With that being said you have to be in the mood to deal with that. It wasn't a bad movie it just seemed to jump around a bit too much . And I didn't understand at times what was going on . Probably end up being the young need to watch it twice type of movie to pull it together.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 June 2018 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Yellow Birds

Filming Locations:

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$12,000,000 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$57,946

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cinelou Films, Story Mining & Supply Co., Echo Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min 110 min

Color:

Color