Yellowbird lives in the ruins of an old house. He lacks the confidence to leave his home, no matter how much Bug, his labybird friend, tries to convince him to go out into the world. Attempts to toughen him up have had little success, so Bug seizes an opportunity that leaves Yellowbird unexpectedly finding himself the new leader of the flock that is migrating to Africa. Still, lacking faith in his own abilities and with danger and imminent failure lurking around every corner, our feathered hero is forced to either find the strength required to work with the team or bow out and stay hidden away forever.
Practical Effects
Hand-crafted French animation, not glossy Pixar sheen.
Director
Christian De Vita
Seth Green
Yellowbird (voice)
Dakota Fanning
Delf (voice)
Christine Baranski
Janet (voice)
Danny Glover
Darius (voice)
Elliott Gould
The Owl (voice)
Jim Rash
Karl (voice)
Ryan Lee
Aton (voice)
Brady Corbet
Willy (voice)
Richard Kind
Michka (voice)
Yvette Nicole Brown
Ladybug (voice)
Christopher Lee Parson
Rodent 1 (voice)
Cristina Pucelli
Baby Bird (voice)
Jadon Sand
Fleck (voice)
Tara Strong
Lisa (Voice)
Zachary Gordon
Max (Voice)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Christian De Vita was a storyboard artist on Fantastic Mr. Fox and The Pink Panther 2, bringing that skewed-comedy sensibility here.
This French-Belgian co-production barely got a US release, making it that rare thing: a genuine hidden-gem kids' movie not owned by Disney.
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