Summary
Songbirds are disappearing at an alarming rate. The Messenger is a visually thrilling ode to the beauty and importance of the imperiled songbird, and what it means to all of us on both a global and human level if we lose them.
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+13)
Critics 80Audiences 67GoodWatch 66
Tomatometer83%
Metascore76
IMDb7.2
Audience score62%
Running time
1 h 29 min
A typical length for documentaries, −7 min on the typical 96
typical 9689Half of all documentaries run 89–107 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country, rent or buy in 1 more
Released
2015
December 4, 2015
11 years ago
Genre
DocumentaryLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
DutchFrenchGermanDirecting · 1
- Su Rynard Director, Screenplay, Producer
Writing · 1
- Sally Blake Screenplay, Producer, Additional Editing
Production · 3
- Martin de la Fouchardière Producer
- Diane Woods Producer
- Joanne P. Jackson Producer
Camera · 3
- Laurent Charbonnier Director of Photography
- Amar Arhab Director of Photography
- Daniel Grant Director of Photography
Editing · 2
- Eamonn O’Connor Editor
- Carole Larsen Additional Editing
Sound · 1
- Philip Strong Music
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