Feel-good film about the special bond between ten-year-old August and his adorable ostrich chick Kobus.
You didn’t know you needed this in your life: a dancing ostrich! In this South African coming-of-age story, August discovers an ostrich egg and decides to care for the orphaned chick that hatches from it. Having lost his own parents, August quickly becomes inseparable from Kobus, they feel at home with each other. When he is about to lose Kobus for good, August will stop at nothing to set him free. And yes, that includes a full-on ostrich chase scene! Bird Boy is a heartwarming film about finding your place in the world and learning to live with your head out of the sand. By the end, you’re bound to have a brand-new favorite animal!