A Stork's Journey

A Stork's Journey

Their adventure is the destination.

PG 2017 · 85 min · ★ 6.1 · Animation, Family, Fantasy, Adventure, Comedy

Orphaned at birth and raised by storks, teenage sparrow Richard believes he is one of them. But when time comes to migrate to Africa, his stork family is forced to reveal his true identity and leave him behind in the forest, since he is not a migratory bird and would not survive the journey. Determined to prove he is a stork after all, Richard ventures south on his own. But only with the help of Olga, an eccentric owl with an imaginary friend and Kiki, a narcissistic, disco-singing parakeet, does he stand a chance to reach his goal and learn to accept who he really is.

Directed by Toby Genkel · Written by Reza Memari

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Christian Gaul Kiki (voice)
Tilman Döbler Richard (voice)
Nicolette Krebitz Olga (voice)
Maud Ackermann Aurora (voice)
Schroeder Kacmar Baby Richard (voice)
Marco Eßer Max (voice)
Marc Thompson Kiki (voice)
Marcus Off Claudius (voice)
Nico Birnbaum Möwe Roberto (voice)
Kristine Knudsen Additional voices

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