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Oscar-winning British filmmaker Andrea Arnold marks her long-awaited return to fiction filmmaking with this striking and distinctive Palme d'Or-nominated drama. Bolstered by an astonishing central performance from UK newcomer Nykiya Adams, the film expertly blends elements of social realism with the more poetic and fantastical. Co-produced by BBC Film, BFI, Access Entertainment and House Productions.

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Twelve-year-old Bailey (Nykiya Adams) lives with her brother Hunter (Jason Buda) and chaotic father Bug (Barry Keoghan), who raises in a squat in Kent. Coming-of-age and looking for attention and stimulation that she doesn’t receive at home, Bailey's life changes when she meets the strange and mysterious Bird (Franz Rogowski).