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A FRESH ALLOWANCE AT MIDNIGHT · ISTANBUL TIME

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The Ornithologist posterA FILM WORTH A CLOSER LOOK

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01 / THE STORY

A little about the film.

Fernando is out in nature camping on a riverbank birdwatching in Portugal. He gets into his yellow kayak watching all kinds of beautiful birds. He is so intent looking through his binoculars his kayak is swept into rapids and capsizes.

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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME

The people who bring it to life.

Juliane Elting

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