White Bird
One act of kindness lives on forever.
Julian, the bully who left Beecher Prep, is visited by his Grandmère from Paris and is transformed by her remarkable story of compassion and courage. As a girl in Nazi-occupied France, the young Grandmère goes into hiding with the help of a schoolmate, a young man who risks everything to give her the chance to survive. Together, they find beauty and love in the secret world of their own creation.
- Year: 2023
- Country: United States of America
- Genre: Drama
- Studio: Participant, Mandeville Films, 2DUX², Kingdom Story Company, Lionsgate
- Keyword: france, nazi, holocaust (shoah), world war ii, private school, bullying, hitler youth, coming of age, german occupation of france, kindness, based on graphic novel, jewish girl, jewish refugee, 1940s, nazi propaganda, grandmother grandson relationship, interfaith
- Director: Marc Forster
- Cast: Ariella Glaser, Orlando Schwerdt, Bryce Gheisar, Gillian Anderson, Helen Mirren, Jo Stone-Fewings