Bird Boy (2025)
A small blessing hatches into a miracle.
78 min
August, a troubled young orphan, finds an abandoned ostrich egg and raises a giant, bird-brained best friend. When his ostrich is taken away, August risks everything to get him back.
- Release date
- November 28, 2025
- Country of origin
- United States, South Africa
Trailer
Cast
- Téa Leoni as Emmie Khumalo
- Tony Kgoroge as Thabo Khumalo
- Litlhonolofatso Litlhakanyane as August
- Brandon Auret as Dirk
- Neil Sandilands as Mr. Kloppers
- Candice van Litsenborgh as Ms. Botha
- Peter Butler as Magistrate
- Amira Rafuza as Kaya
- Kamva Oosthuizen as Themba
- Claudia Templeton as Field Reporter
Crew
- Joel Soisson · Director
- Joel Soisson · Writer
- Pantea Ghaderi · Producer
- Michael S. Murphey · Producer
- Daniel Eppel · Composer
- Marius van Graan · Cinematographer
- Tommy Aagaard · Editor
- Richard Lothian · Casting director
- Bain Rossouw · Production designer