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An excerpt from this feature film
An excerpt from this feature film
An interview with actor Rhys Darby
An interview with actor Sally Hawkins
An interview with director Paul Murphy
An interview with bird trainer Mark Vette
The actors meet the birds
B-Roll: Behind the scenes footage
Love Birds
Film (Trailer, Excerpts, and Extras) – 2011
Director Paul Murphy follows Second Hand Wedding with a romance featuring comedian Rhys Darby, songs by Queen and ... a duck. Darby plays heartbroken nice guy Doug: after a close encounter with a native duck (a paradise shelduck) with emotional problems, he enlists expert help from a sassy animal specialist (played by Brit Sally Hawkins, a Golden Globe-winner for feature Happy-Go-Lucky). True to rom-com form, love ensues ... eventually. NZ Herald reviewer Russell Baillie called Love Birds “an endearingly funny, if sugar-coated local romantic comedy”.
You’re just some bloke who’s too scared to fly, with a duck that can’t.– Holly (Sally Hawkins) to Doug (Rhys Darby)
Key Cast & Crew
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Produced by
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Atlantic Film Production
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Eyeworks - Matthew Metcalfe
Acknowledgements
Icon Entertainment International in association with Silver Reel, the New Zealand Film Commission, NZ On Air, Digipost and Eyeworks
Music
Music composed by Plan Nine
Featuring songs by Queen
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