Directed by:
Paul MurphyScreenplay:
Nick WardCinematography:
Alun BollingerComposer:
Plan 9Cast:
Rhys Darby, Sally Hawkins, Emily Barclay, Craig Hall, Bryan Brown, Eryn Wilson, Mia Pistorius, Wesley Dowdel, David Fane, Matthew Metcalfe, Alan Harris (more)VOD (3)
Plots(1)
Doug’s happy and predictable life falls to pieces when his long-term girlfriend Susan (Faye Smythe) suddenly dumps him early one morning. Shattered, he cannot imagine moving on in life, but when an injured Paradise Shelduck (Pierre) crash-lands on his roof Doug (Rhys Darby) can no longer feel sorry for himself and is compelled to nurse the Shelduck back to health.
Through Pierre, Doug discovers his own true place in the world and the belief in himself that will allow him to find true love with Holly (Sally Hawkins). But the path of love is never easy and just when you think you’ve got a handle on it, it takes flight. Susan comes back into his life, and Doug must learn a valuable lesson, lean on his friends and follow his heart.
(official distributor synopsis)
Cast
![Rhys Darby](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/000/164000342_6ad6ba.jpg)
Rhys Darby
New Zealand
Best movies:
Pirate Radio (2009)
What We Do in the Shadows (2014)
Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016)
![Sally Hawkins](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/072/165072776_f5b2cc.jpg)
Sally Hawkins
UK
Best movies:
The Hollow Crown (2012) (series)
Maudie (2016)
Desert Flower (2009)
![Emily Barclay](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/940/161940074_723f2f.jpg)
Emily Barclay
UK
Best movies:
In My Father's Den (2004)
The Light Between Oceans (2016)
Babyteeth (2019)
![Craig Hall](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/273/160273934_4d76cd.jpg)
Craig Hall
UK
Best movies:
The World's Fastest Indian (2005)
Boy (2010)
King Kong (2005)
![Bryan Brown](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/350/159350756_b9750e.jpg)
Bryan Brown
Australia
Best movies:
Gorillas in the Mist: The Story of Dian Fossey (1988)
Money Movers (1979)
'Breaker' Morant (1980)
Eryn Wilson
Best movies:
The Brokenwood Mysteries (2014) (series)
When Strangers Appear (2001)
The Ten Commandments (2007)
![Mia Pistorius](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/462/462432_485de0.jpg)
Mia Pistorius
Best movies:
Love Birds (2011)
Emilie Richards (2009) (series)
Fatal Contact: Bird Flu in America (2006) (TV movie)
Wesley Dowdel
Best movies:
The World's Fastest Indian (2005)
Love Birds (2011)
David Fane
New Zealand
Best movies:
Eagle vs Shark (2007)
Next Goal Wins (2023)
The Tattooist (2007)
Matthew Metcalfe
New Zealand
Best movies:
A Soldier's Sweetheart (1998)
Love Birds (2011)
Alan Harris
UK
Best movies:
Love Birds (2011)
Stacey Leilua
Best movies:
Love Birds (2011)
Bronwyn Bradley
Best movies:
The Brokenwood Mysteries (2014) (series)
Stickmen (2001)
Love Birds (2011)
Sonia Gray
Best movies:
Love Birds (2011)
Samoan Wedding (2006)
The Royal Treatment (2022)