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Scheme Birds

A coming-of-age story set in a world of pigeons and violence

6.7(9)20191h 27m1

As her adolescence gives way to the obligations of motherhood, troubled Gemma matures in Motherwell, her Scottish hometown, heavily dependent on the steel industry. Unfortunately for her, her hedonistic way of understanding the world does not fit in with the philosophy of the rest of the villagers, so trouble soon follows.

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Released
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Language
English
  • scotland
  • coming of age
  • teenage girl
  • working class
  • poverty
  • rebellious youth
  • teenage love
  • teenage pregnancy
  • motherhood
  • steel town

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Sweden, United Kingdom

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • PremiereTribeca Film Festival26 Apr 2019
  • United KingdomGB

    • PremiereEdinburgh International Film Festival24 Jun 2019
    • PremiereTOAFF24 Sept 2019
  • AustraliaAU

    • PremiereSydney Film Festival6 Jun 2019
  • FranceFR

    • TVarte22 Apr 2020
  • ItalyIT

    • PremiereBiografilm Festival10 Jun 2019
  • SpainES

    • PremiereAtlàntida Film Fest1 Jul 2019

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Scheme Birds was released on 26 April 2019.

Audience reviews

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    SWITCH.

    8/4/2019

    8/10

    Fortunately, aside from being a deeply impressive debut, this documentary exudes compassion for its subjects and finds a few glimmers of hopefulness among the debris. As the credits rolled, I wondered whether Gemma was okay. It’s hard not to become attached as you watch these “scheme birds” leave the nest and slowly find their instinct for freedom and survival on their own terms. - Jake Watt Read Jake's full arti…

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