The Island on Bird Street (film)

1997 Danish drama film

February 1997 (1997-02)

Running time

107 minutesCountryDenmarkLanguageEnglish

The Island on Bird Street (Danish: Øen i Fuglegaden) is a 1997 Danish produced drama film directed by Søren Kragh-Jacobsen. It is based on the novel The Island on Bird Street.

Cast

Patrick Bergin as Stefan
Jordan Kiziuk as Alex
Jack Warden as Boruch
James Bolam as Doctor Studjinsky
Stefan Sauk as Goehler
Simon Gregor as Henryk
Lee Ross as Freddy
Suzanna Hamilton as Stasya's Mother
Sian Nicola Liquorish as Stasya
Michael Byrne as Bolek
Heather Tobias as Mrs. Studjinsky
Leon Silver as Mr. Gryn
Sue Jones-Davies as Mrs. Gryn

Awards

It was entered into the 47th Berlin International Film Festival. Zbigniew Preisner won the Silver Bear for an outstanding single achievement and Jordan Kiziuk won an Honourable Mention.^[1]

References

^ "Berlinale: 1997 Prize Winners". berlinale.de. Retrieved 8 January 2012.

External links

The Island on Bird Street at IMDb
The Island on Bird Street at Rotten Tomatoes

Films directed by Søren Kragh-Jacobsen

Wanna See My Beautiful Navel (1978)
Rubber Tarzan (1981)
Thunderbirds (1983)
Emma's Shadow (1988)
Shower of Gold (1988)
The Boys from St. Petri (1991)
The Island on Bird Street (1997)
Mifune (1999)
Skagerrak (2003)
What No One Knows (2008)
The Hour of the Lynx (2013)

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