Birds of a Feather (2019 film)

Birds of a Feather (also known as Manou the Swift or Swift) is a 2019 English-language German animated adventure comedy film directed by Christian Haas and Andrea Block.^[3][4][5] The film features the voices of Kate Winslet, Willem Dafoe, Josh Keaton, Cassandra Steen and David Shaughnessy.^[6]

Birds of a Feather
Film poster
Directed by	Christian Haas Andrea Block
Written by	Axel Melzener, Andrea Block, Phil Parker, Christian Haas
Produced by	Andrea Block Christian Haas Gudrun Moritz Stefan Reissmann Michael Roesch Solveig Langeland
Starring	Kate Winslet Willem Dafoe Josh Keaton Cassandra Steen David Shaughnessy
Music by	Frank Schreiber Steffen Wick [de]
Production company	LUXX Film
Distributed by	Sola Media
Release date	28 February 2019 (2019-02-28)
Running time	90 minutes
Country	Germany
Language	English
Budget	$9.5 million[1]
Box office	$4.4 million[2]

Cast

• Kate Winslet as Blanche, Yves' wife who is the first to discover Manou and take him in
• Willem Dafoe as Yves, the strong-willed but stubborn leader of the seagull colony
• Josh Keaton as Manou, an orphaned Swift who was adopted and raised by seagulls
• Cassandra Steen as Kalifa, a female Swift and Manou's love interest
• Mikey Kelley as Luc, Manou's adoptive brother with whom he shares a strong bond
• David Shaughnessy as Percival, a flightless bird who lives in a cemetery, and frequently hangs around with the Swifts
• Arif S. Kinchen as Poncho, a short, fat Swift and one of Kalifa's brothers
• Nolan North as Yusuf, a slim, taller Swift and one of Kalifa's brothers
• Julie Nathanson as Francoise, a student at the sailing school and a rival of Manou
• Rob Paulsen as Sandpipers

Plot

The film follows the adventures of Manou, a swift who was raised by seagulls and struggles to fit in with them, as well as his journey to accepting his identity as a swift, fighting rats and earning the respect of seagulls and swifts alike.