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31% Rotten Tomatoes Directed by Alexandre Moors Initial release 21 January 2017 Budget 12 million USD | 8.1/10 IMDb 3/5 The Guardian Director Alexandre Moors Music director Adam Wiltzie | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Produced by Mark CantonCourtney SolomonJeffrey SharpKarim DebbaghKristin Hahn Screenplay by David LoweryR.F.I. Porto Starring Tye SheridanAlden EhrenreichJack HustonJennifer AnistonToni Collette Cast Similar Golden Exits, Cake, I Don't Feel at Home in This Worl, To the Bone, Burning Sands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Yellow Birds is a 2017 American war film directed by Alexandre Moors and based on the novel The Yellow Birds by Kevin Powers. The film stars Tye Sheridan, Jack Huston, Alden Ehrenreich, Jennifer Aniston, and Toni Collette. It premiered at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival on January 21, 2017.
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Plot
Two young soldiers, Bartle (21) and Murph (18) navigate the terrors of the Iraq war under the command of the older, troubled Sergeant Sterling. All the while, Bartle is tortured by a promise he made to Murph's mother before their deployment.
Cast
Production
Benedict Cumberbatch and Will Poulter were originally cast but they dropped out after the project was delayed and were replaced by Jack Huston and Alden Ehrenreich.
Filming
Principal photography on the film began in October 2015 in Morocco, and it wrapped up on January 29, 2016.
Music
The title song for The Yellow Birds was written by rock star John Mellencamp.
