Adam Beach, Graham Greene-Starring Indigenous Film ‘The Birds Who Fear Death’ Sells to Mongrel Media (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comNaman Ramachandran Mongrel Media has acquired Canadian rights for “The Birds Who Fear Death” by Indo-Canadian filmmaker Sanjay Patel.
Patel is best known for “Union Leader,” which won top awards at the Sao Paolo and Zurich festivals. “The Birds Who Fear Death” follows the Spence brothers, Adam and Ryan, whose every action is motivated by their financial interests.
They are waiting for their sick father, William, to die so they can purchase a restaurant business using their inheritance. Upon William’s death, the brothers discover that William gave away his inheritance to the indigenous people of Bird — a rural hamlet in Northern Canada.
The only way the brothers can get the wealth back is to convince the chief of the band, Ed Whitford, to disclaim the estate.
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