Pigeon Feathers

Pigeon Feathers

1988 · 40 min · ★ 10.0 · Drama, Comedy, Romance, TV Movie

From the pen of Pulitzer Prize winning author John Updike ("Witches of Eastwick," "Rabbit Run"), comes the story of a young man's search through the questions of life and death, and the wondrous discovery of living in the soaring beauty of one of nature's simplest creations. A family returns to life on a farm and finds some answers to the paradox of living.

Directed by Sharron Miller

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