Little Wing (2024 film)

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Little Wing
Release poster
Directed byDean Israelite
Written byJohn Gatins
Based on"Little Wing"
by Susan Orlean
Produced by
  • Naomi Despres
  • John Gatins
Starring
CinematographyJeff Cutter
Edited byMartin Bernfeld
Music byAnne Nikitin
Production
company
Distributed byParamount+
Release date
  • March 13, 2024 (2024-03-13)
Running time
99 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Little Wing is a 2024 American coming-of-age drama film directed by Dean Israelite and written by John Gatins. It stars Brooklynn Prince, Che Tafari, Kelly Reilly, and Brian Cox. It is based on the 2006 New Yorker magazine article of the same name by Susan Orlean.

Little Wing was released by Paramount+ on March 13, 2024.

Plot[edit]

Teenager Kaitlyn's parents have divorced. Her mother is ready to sell the family home. A family friend gives Kaitlyn two pigeons, and in studying the details of pigeon care and racing, Kaitlyn learns that a pigeon breeder with a valuable racing pigeon lives nearby. Kaitlyn and her best friend steal the pigeon and sell it to the Russian Pigeon Mafia, but the rightful owner finds her school bag on his roof, and so is able to track her down. Rather than turning her into the police, the breeder decides to work with Kaitlyn to recover the pigeon.

Cast[edit]

Production[edit]

In April 2023, it was announced that a coming-of-age drama film directed by Dean Israelite and written by John Gatins was in production for Awesomeness Films and Paramount+. It is based on the magazine article of the same name by Susan Orlean, who also served as an executive producer. The original article follows Sedona Murphy, a 13-year old-girl who raised homing pigeons in her South Boston backyard.[1]

Principal photography occurred in April 2023 in Portland, Oregon.[2] Some scenes were shot along the Hawthorne Bridge.[3]

Release[edit]

Little Wing was released by Paramount+ on March 13, 2024.[4]

Reception[edit]

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 56% of 9 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 5/10.[5]

Adrian Horton of The Guardian awarded the film a score of two out of five, writing "Little Wing is overall an odd, unaffecting mess, other than, again, the pigeons, who look majestic on camera. Besides an overly serious Cox, there's little to distinguish it from the many throwaway titles unceremoniously released on streaming services".[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Grobar, Matt (April 19, 2023). "Bleecker Street Acquires U.S. Rights To Casey Affleck & Laurence Fishburne Starrer Slingshot". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
  2. ^ Jashayla, Pettigrew (March 13, 2024). "Portland-filmed movie starring Succession, Yellowstone actors heads to streaming". KOIN.com. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
  3. ^ Turnquist, Kristi (March 23, 2023). "Movie filming in Portland in April is looking for extras, stand-ins, vehicles, and more". The Oregonian. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
  4. ^ Fernandes, Elton (March 13, 2024). "Little Wing (2024) Streaming: Watch & Stream Online via Paramount Plus". ComingSoon.net. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
  5. ^ "Little Wing". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved March 28, 2024.
  6. ^ Horton, Adrian (March 13, 2024). "Little Wing review – Brian Cox wasted in underwhelming YA drama". The Guardian. Retrieved March 14, 2024.

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