A young working-class lad in a grim Northern mining town has no more ambition than to follow his dad down the pit. However he finds an injured young kestrel, which he nurses back to health and trains, an event which opens up a once bleak landscape for him. It's grim up there..... find out more...

From acclaimed director Gus Van Sant comes a quirky, coming-of-age love story between a young man who has given up on life and a beautiful, charming young girl who possesses a deep-felt love of it. When these two outsiders chance to meet at a funeral, they find an unexpected common ground in their unique experiences of the world.

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