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Fernando is a 35-year-old ornithologist. He decides to go down a river in a kayak, hoping to find extremely rare black storks. Distracted by the beauty of the landscape, Fernando is soon thrown overboard by the current, and his motionless, bloody body reaches the riverbank.Written by
Happy_Evil_Dude
The Portuguese ornithologist is probably exploring Iberian Peninsula as its Black Storks' central southwest habitat, where they breed and roost. As of 2006, their population in Spain and Portugal appears to be increasing estimating their population at 405 to 483. See more »
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It's kind of difficult to describe this film, but the one word that comes easily is frustrating. I am Catholic so I did get the religious references and but that was not enough to make this film worth the time or effort. The director peppered the action with random interesting developments spaced throughout, each getting my hopes up that some kind of story was developing, only to be disappointed each time. I'm happy that some viewers really seemed to enjoy this film, but unfortunately it was one frustrating disappointment after the other for me.
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It's kind of difficult to describe this film, but the one word that comes easily is frustrating. I am Catholic so I did get the religious references and but that was not enough to make this film worth the time or effort. The director peppered the action with random interesting developments spaced throughout, each getting my hopes up that some kind of story was developing, only to be disappointed each time. I'm happy that some viewers really seemed to enjoy this film, but unfortunately it was one frustrating disappointment after the other for me.