The Thing with Feathers

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Archive - Festival 41

Cumberbatch’s full-throttle performance is the best he has been in years

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  • Archive - Festival 41
  • Director: Dylan Southern
  • United Kingdom 2025
  • 98 minutes
  • English
  • Subtitles in Hebrew

Following the death of his wife, a young father's grip on reality begins to unravel, and a strange presence starts stalking him from the shadowy recesses of the apartment he shares with his two young sons. A man-like crow—seemingly conjured from the father's work as an illustrator—becomes a very real part of their lives, ultimately guiding them towards the new shape their family must take.

Starring Oscar nominee Benedict Cumberbatch, Dylan Southern's adaptation of Max Porter's acclaimed novel is a deeply moving yet wickedly funny story of a father, his two sons, and the dark, mischievous, shape-shifting crow.

Filmography: Meet Me in the Bathroom (2022, doc), Shut Up and Play the Hits (2012, doc).


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  • Director Dylan Southern
  • Production Andrea Cornwell, Leah Clarke, Adam Ackland
  • Script Dylan Southern, based on the novel by Max Porter
  • Cinematography Ben Fordesman
  • Editing George Cragg
  • Music Richard Reed Parry, Pietro Amato, Zebedee Budworth
  • Festivals Sundance, Berlin, Karlovy Vary
  • Actors Benedict Cumberbatch, Richard Boxall, Henry Boxall, David Thewlis
  • Source Lev Cinemas