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Fly Away Home (2016)

Fly Away Home poster
Original title
Maikäfer flieg
Directed by
Mirjam Unger
Genre
biographical film
Country
Austria
Runtime
1h 49m
Rated
12
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 14 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

Based on a biographical novel, this film follows a young girl's experiences during World War II in Austria. It shows her everyday life and family as the war reshapes her world.

melancholicreflectiveintrospectiveslow-burnpoignantbittersweetchildhood-focusedobservation-based

What happens

Fly Away Home (German: Maikäfer flieg) is a 2016 Austrian drama film directed by Miriam Unger based on the biographical novel by Christine Nöstlinger. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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