Our Stork (2000)

• 81%
• 2000
• Documentary
• Lívia Gyarmathy

Our Stork is a unique story, which tells us about the distinctive relation between man and animal. This award-winning documentary tells the story of a stork that has stayed behind when its mates left for their long journey to Africa. The scene is set in a small Hungarian village, where the characters are the villagers themselves with their human weaknesses, their hopes and ambitions. Our stork becomes a matter of attention and concern for the villagers and eventually the bird becomes a villager herself. For one year we follow the life of this new inhabitant, who tries to learn the villagers' habits. As spring comes the other storks return. It is time for our stork to return to a real stork's life. She has to fall in love, mate and provide offsprings like any normal stork would. This award-winning, warm-hearted documentary film depicts, in a humorous and poetic way, the interaction between man and animal. Who helps whom? Who's in charge? Who teaches whom? You will get your answers by watching this unique film, which does not need words.