Rare Birds

Rare Birds

Fortune can make a man do some pretty fowl things.

2001 · 99 min · ★ 5.3 · Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Romance

A down-and-out restaurateur and his neighbor hatch a plan to lure bird watchers to their small Newfoundland town and increase tourism by announcing the presence of a rare duck.

Directed by Sturla Gunnarsson · Written by Edward Riche

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