"White Bird" begins with Julian, a student at a prestigious prep school in Manhattan, who receives a belated lesson in social dynamics when a bully informs him in the lunchroom that he is at the “loser’s table.” This experience leaves him feeling preemptively marginalized, leading to an obsession with the idea of “fitting in” and achieving a state of “normalcy,” which he defines as being neither “mean nor nice.” His Grandmère Sara, visiting New York for an art exhibition, narrates a story that takes up much of the film's runtime, focusing on an event from 1942 in an Alsatian region that, while not officially occupied by the Nazis, is close enough to feel their looming presence. The story focuses on fifteen-year-old Sara, a Jewish girl whose parents are in denial about their capacity to escape persecution as the Nazi threat escalates. Watch this film in full HD quality on HuraWatch.
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