Based on the award winning novel by Tarjei Vesaas, The Birds tells the tale of Mattis, a mentally disabled man cared for by his lonely older sister, Hege. Their everyday routine and isolated existence is interrupted when a lumberjack arrives at their lakeside cottage and falls in love with Hege, leaving Mattis fearful that he will lose his sister.

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Cast

Anders T. Andersen

Mattis

Andrine Sæther

Hege

Henrik Rafaelsen

Jørgen

Fridtjov Såheim

Marte Engebrigtsen

Bondekone

Jan Sælid

Bonden

Jonas Hoff Oftebro

Gutt

Camilla Frey

Inger

Torstein Bjørklund

Rugdejegeren

Kristin Grue

Anna

Nils Sletta

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