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THE ORNITHOLOGIST
NAME OF FILM: THE ORNITHOLOGIST
DIRECTOR(S): João Pedro Rodrigues
STARRING: Paul Hamy, João Pedro Rodrigues, Xelo Cagiao
GENRE: Drama Film
SYNOPSIS: Fernando, a solitary ornithologist, is looking for black storks when he is swept away by the rapids. Rescued by a couple of Chinese pilgrims, he plunges into an eerie and dark forest, trying to get back on his track.
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