The read
It runs a compact 18m.
Synopsis
Arne Sucksdorff’s short documentary observes gulls raiding nests and stealing eggs with ruthless persistence. Though presented as pure nature study, the film was widely read as an allegory of Nazism—a symbolic parable of predation and violence during wartime. Sucksdorff himself denied such intent, but remarked that “a film that is not open to interpretation is a dead film.”
Ratings
TMDB7.5/10
2 audience votes
Key crew
- Arne SucksdorffDirector
- Arne SucksdorffWriter
- Hilding RosenbergOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Willy PetersNarrator (voice)
Themes
seagullnature documentarybird