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A Blackbird Sat on a Branch
A Blackbird Sat on a Branch

A Blackbird Sat on a Branch

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DramaFantasy

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A young man finds himself on a wide open field. He watches a group of people working hard to find something in this wasteland. But is what he sees true, or at least real? Then, the next thought floods his mind and he is taken by it. A memory of his father. The track through his memory leads him to an emotional day with his father, back then. Until the story begins to suffocate him and his younger self determines to escape, eventually landing at a familiar wide open field. Now the past and the present are intertwined and reality molts into a new and fantastic perspective.

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Budget

$5000

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

German

Runtime

13 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

09 June 2025

Country

Germany

Cast

Jonathan Lade

Jonathan Lade

Son (young adult)

Jim Léon Sommerfeldt

Jim Léon Sommerfeldt

Son (child)

Oliver Seidel

Oliver Seidel

Father

Freya Kreutzkam

Freya Kreutzkam

Group Leader

Carole Marie Jachtmann

Carole Marie Jachtmann

Archaeologist

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