The Yellow Birds

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Movie
German title The Yellow Birds
Original title The Yellow Birds
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 2017
length 110 minutes
Rod
Director Alexandre Moors
script RFI Postage , David Lowery
production Mark Canton ,
Courtney Solomon
music Adam Wiltzie
camera Daniel Landin
cut Joe Klotz
occupation

The Yellow Birds is an American anti-war drama directed by Alexandre Moors . The film is based on a novel of the same name by Kevin Powers and is about two young soldiers and their deployment in the Gulf War . The film celebrated its world premiere on January 21, 2017 as part of the Sundance Film Festival .

action

18-year-old Daniel Murphy and 21-year-old Brandon Bartle, known as Murph and Bartle, are two young soldiers who begin deployments in Iraq after the two became best friends at training camp. Your supervisor is Sterling, a senior sergeant. Bartle is soon tormented by a promise that he made to Murph's mother before she served in the Gulf War, because after her son was killed in the war but he survived, he has to keep the truth about the circumstances of Murph's death secret. The mother, who is also tormented, demands answers.

production

Literary template and staff

The title of the novel refers to a story told in it about yellow canaries

The film is based on the novel The Yellow Birds by Kevin Powers . The debut novel by the American author and ex-soldier was shortlisted for the National Book Award after its publication in 2012 and was awarded the Guardian First Book Award in the same year . In 2013 the Hemingway Foundation PEN Award followed . Powers incorporated his own experience as a machine gunner during the first phase of Operation Iraqi Freedom into the book, but the story of the two young soldiers themselves is fiction.

The title of the novel refers to a story told in it. On a watchtower, Murph Bartle tells how his father once brought home a dozen canaries that were kept in cages in the tunnels of the mine where he worked. His father wanted to release the birds, and believing they would not return, he considered storing vegetables in the empty cages or hanging them between trees and lighting candles in them.

Jeffrey Sharp and Evan Hayes had acquired the rights to Power's novel and commissioned an adaptation of the script for the film, which was carried out by RFI Porto and David Lowery , who was also originally intended to direct the anti-war drama. Lowery was later replaced by Alexandre Moors . The film is produced by Mark Canton and Courtney Solomon .

occupation

Alden Ehrenreich , who took on the lead role of Brandon Bartle, was best known in 2013 for his role of Ethan Wate in the film Beautiful Creatures - An Immortal Love . Tye Sheridan took on the role of Daniel Murphy, Jennifer Aniston that of his mother Maureen. Jack Huston plays Sergeant Sterling. Originally, this role was to be filled with Benedict Cumberbatch . Jason Patric took on the role of Captain Anderson.

Filming

Filming locations in Morocco , such as Marrakech here , served Iraq as a backdrop in the film

The shooting took place in the USA and Morocco . Filming locations in the US include Atlanta and Santa Clarita , California.

Morocco, where the film was shot from November 2015, served Iraq as a backdrop. Originally it was planned to have the recordings in Jordan, but the import of dummies of military equipment was not allowed. Among other things, the film was shot in Marrakech , where a village and a military camp were built as a backdrop. Further filming is said to have taken place over two months in Errachidia , Erfoud , Ouarzazate , Merzouga , Tan-Tan , Laayoune and Agadir .

The total cost of production for the film is approximately $ 12 million.

Film music

The score was composed by Adam Wiltzie .

Marketing and Publishing

A first trailer for the film was published in September 2016.

The film celebrated its world premiere on January 21, 2017 as part of the Sundance Film Festival .

reception

Reviews

Todd McCarthy of The Hollywood Reporter revealed by The Yellow Birds disappointed. The excellent novel about the Iraq war and its aftermath at home has been turned into a rather flat and disappointing film.

Awards

Edinburgh International Film Festival 2017

Sundance Film Festival 2017

  • Nomination as a competition film in the US Dramatic Competition
  • Received the Special Jury Award for Best Cinematography - US Dramatic ( Daniel Landin )

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/07/books/review/the-yellow-birds-by-kevin-powers.html
  2. ↑ Kevin Powers: The Yellow Birds . Sceprte, 2012.
  3. ↑ http://variety.com/2015/film/news/jack-huston-jennifer-aniston-yellow-birds-cast-1201611675/
  4. ↑ Anthony Breznican: Young Han Solo actor Alden Ehrenreich in The Yellow Birds first photo In: Entertainment Weekly, May 12, 2016.
  5. ↑ Dave McNary: Cannes: Benedict Cumberbatch, Tye Sheridan in Iraq War Drama 'Yellow Birds' In: Variety, May 17, 2014.
  6. ↑ Dave McNary: Jack Huston, Jennifer Aniston Join Iraq War Drama 'Yellow Birds' In: Variety, October 6, 2015.
  7. ↑ Amy West: Jennifer Aniston joins Iraq was drama The Yellow Birds - as Benedict Cumberbatch abandons project In: ibtimes.co.uk October 7, 2015.
  8. ↑ Toni Collette And Jason Patric Joins THE YELLOW BIRDS Starring Jennifer Aniston In: ramascreen.com, December 11, 2015.
  9. ↑ http://www.kftv.com/news/2015/10/13/iraq-war-drama-the-yellow-birds-to-film-in-morocco
  10. ↑ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-3359055/Jennifer-Aniston-sports-drastically-different-hair-set-latest-film-Yellow-Birds-Atlanta.html
  11. ↑ http://variety.com/2016/film/news/hollywood-studio-executives-flock-to-morocco-the-arab-worlds-favored-filming-destination-1201935940/
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  13. ↑ https://marrakechlocationriad.wordpress.com/tag/the-yellow-birds/
  14. ↑ http://www.huffpostmaghreb.com/2015/11/02/films-series-etrangers-actuellement-tournage-maroc_n_8450736.html
  15. ↑ http://filmmusicreporter.com/2016/09/10/adam-wiltzie-scoring-the-yellow-birds/
  16. ↑ https://teaser-trailer.com/movie/the-yellow-birds/
  17. ↑ Devan Coggan: Sundance Film Festival announces first wave of 2017 films In: Entertainment Weekly, November 30, 2016.
  18. ^ Todd McCarthy, 'The Yellow Birds': Film Review. Sundance 2017 In: The Hollywood Reporter, Jan 21, 2017.
  19. ↑ Dominic Patten and Patrick Hipes: Sundance Film Festival Awards: 'I Don't Feel At Home In This World Anymore' & 'Dina' Take Grand Jury Prizes In: deadline.com, January 28, 2017.