L'Aigle et l'Enfant

Synopsis

The way of the eagle is to raise two chicks. The stronger is destined always to throw the weaker from the nest. Man also has his ways, often to hurt those closest to him. Lukas suffers at the hands of a father who has withdrawn since the loss of his wife. Killed whilst rescuing the infant Lukas, the boy now carries the burden of her death. Our eagle’s story begins in the nest. The first-born chick pushes his weaker brother to a certain death on the forest floor. But fate intervenes and the chick is found by Lukas. Naming him Abel, Lukas cares for the creature in secret, finding a love and companionship denied to him at home. But when the day comes to release Abel back into the wild, will Lukas find his own release into a new life?

Release date

24 Dec 2015

Directed by

Otmar Penker, Gerardo Olivares

Runtime

1h 37m

Original title

Brothers of the Wind

Cast

Manuel Camacho

Lukas

Jean Reno

Danzer

Tobias Moretti

Keller

Eva Kuen

Maria