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White Bird: A Wonder Story (2023)

White Bird: A Wonder Story poster
Original title
White Bird
Directed by
Marc Forster
Genre
drama film, war film, coming-of-age film
Country
United States
Runtime
2h 01m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
7.8 of 10 from 241 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A grandmother tells her grandson about her childhood in Nazi-occupied France. She survived with the help of a boy who hid her from the authorities.

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What happens

White Bird (marketed with the subtitle A Wonder Story) is a 2024 American war drama film directed by Marc Forster from a screenplay by Mark Bomback, based on the 2019 graphic novel of the same name by R. J. Palacio. Serving as both a spin-off prequel and a sequel to Wonder (2017), it stars Ariella Glaser, Orlando Schwerdt, Bryce Gheisar, Gillian Anderson, and Helen Mirren, with Gheisar reprising his role as Julian Albans from Wonder. White Bird was released in Italy, Slovenia, and Croatia on January 4, 2024; it was released in the United States by Lionsgate on October 4, 2024, to positive reviews from critics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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