A Yellow Bird
TITLE
A YELLOW BIRD
by K. Rajagopal
Singapore, France
2016
by K. Rajagopal
Singapore, France
2016
SYNOPSIS
After serving eight years in jail, Siva is released back into a world outside bars. He has to grapple with his minority status and the fractures he created within his family. With a mother who rejected him, and a society that offers no respite, Siva roams the streets as a vagabond. He befriends Chen Chen, a Chinese prostitute who connects with him through their shared desperation. When Siva discovers a terrible truth, he plunges into a liminal zone between death and redemption.
ACCOLADES
55th Critics Week, Cannes Film Festival 2016 (France)
14th Vladivostok International Film Festival 2016 (Russia)
- In Competition
14th Vladivostok International Film Festival 2016 (Russia)
- In Competition
- Official Selection
47th International Film Festival of India 2016
- Official Selection
27th Singapore International Film Festival 2016
- In Competition
ASEAN Film Awards 2017 (Vietnam)
- Best Film
Now available on NETFLIX
QUOTES
“A slow-burning, finely crafted film.”
— India Today
“Relentless realism.”
— Variety Magazine
“An abrasive experience.”
— South China Morning Post
— India Today
“Relentless realism.”
— Variety Magazine
“An abrasive experience.”
— South China Morning Post
CREDITS
Director: K. RAJAGOPAL
Producer: FRAN BORGIA
Co-Producers: CLAIRE LAJOUMARD, JEREMY CHUA
Writers: JEREMY CHUA, K. RAJAGOPAL
Director of Photography: MICHAEL ZAW
Production Designer: JAMES PAGE
Costume Designer: MEREDITH LEE
Editor: FRAN BORGIA
Location Sound Mixer: JUSTIN LOH
Sound Designer: ROMAN DYMNY
Colorist: YOV MOOR
An AKANGA FILM ASIA Production in Co-Production with ACROBATES FILMS in association with POTOCOL
Producer: FRAN BORGIA
Co-Producers: CLAIRE LAJOUMARD, JEREMY CHUA
Writers: JEREMY CHUA, K. RAJAGOPAL
Director of Photography: MICHAEL ZAW
Production Designer: JAMES PAGE
Costume Designer: MEREDITH LEE
Editor: FRAN BORGIA
Location Sound Mixer: JUSTIN LOH
Sound Designer: ROMAN DYMNY
Colorist: YOV MOOR
Cast: SIVAKUMAR PALAKRISHNAN, HUANG LU, SEEMA BISWAS, UDAYA SOUNDARI, NITHIYIA RAO, INDRA CHANDRAN
An AKANGA FILM ASIA Production in Co-Production with ACROBATES FILMS in association with POTOCOL
TECHNICAL SPECS
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Colour
Countries: SINGAPORE, FRANCE
Languages: TAMIL, MANDARIN, ENGLISH, HOKKIEN
Runtime: 112’
Sales Agent: ALPHA VIOLET
Colour
Countries: SINGAPORE, FRANCE
Languages: TAMIL, MANDARIN, ENGLISH, HOKKIEN
Runtime: 112’
Sales Agent: ALPHA VIOLET
Official DVD
