Brothers of the Wind (aka The Way of the Eagle)

Brothers of the Wind (aka The Way of the Eagle)

Gerardo Olivares, Otmar Penker, 2014
Synopsis

The way of the eagle is to raise two chicks.
The stronger is destined always to throw the weaker from the nest. Man also has his ways, often to hurt those closest to him.
LUKAS suffers at the hands of a father who has withdrawn since the loss of his wife. Killed whilst rescuing the infant Lukas, the boy now carries the burden of her death.
Our eagle's story begins in the nest. The first-born chick pushes his weaker brother to a certain death on the forest floor. But fate intervene and the chick is found by Lukas. Naming him
ABEL, Lukas care for the creature in secret, finding a love and companionship denied him at home.
THE WAY OF THE EAGLE is a powerful tale of hope and discovery. But when the day comes to release Abel back to the wild, will Lukas find his own release into a new life?
the eagle. The way back home."

Production details
Director: Gerardo Olivares, Otmar Penker
Writer: Joanne Reay, Gerardo Olivares
Genre: Wild drama
Production company: Terra Mater Factual Studios GmbH (AT)
Funding type: Production
Funding sum: 600.000,00 €
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