Pelican Blood (2019 film)
2019 film directed by Katrin Gebbe
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Pelican Blood (German: Pelikanblut) is a 2019 German-Bulgarian drama horror film directed by Katrin Gebbe and starring Nina Hoss. The film was screened in the Horizons section at the 76th Venice International Film Festival.[1]
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Directed byKatrin Gebbe
Produced by
- Verena Gräfe-Höft
- Mila Voinikova
StarringNina Hoss
CinematographyMoritz Schultheiß
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| Directed by | Katrin Gebbe |
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| Starring | Nina Hoss |
| Cinematography | Moritz Schultheiß |
| Edited by | Heike Gnida |
| Music by | Johannes Lehniger |
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Running time | 121 minutes |
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| Language | German |
It received the Méliès d'Or for Best European Fantastic Film.[2]
Premise
“A woman who trains police horses adopts her second child, a severely traumatised 5-year-old girl. When the girl shows violent and anti-social behaviour, her new mother becomes determined to help her.”[3]
Cast
- Nina Hoss as Wiebke
- Katerina Lipovska as Raya
- Yana Marinova as Sigrid
- Murathan Muslu as Benedict
- Sophie Pfennigstorf as Alma
- Dimitar Banenkin as Hagen
- Daniela Holtz as Bibi
Critical reception
The film holds an approval rating of 74% on Rotten Tomatoes, with an average rating of 7/10 based on 19 reviews[4] and has a Letterboxd rating of 3.2/5.[5]