Pelican Blood
Directed by Katrin Gebbe
A woman adopts her second child, a severely traumatized 5-year-old girl. When the girl shows violent and anti-social behavior, her new mother becomes determined to help her.
A mother adopts a traumatized 5-year-old girl.
Cast: Nina Hoss, Katerina Lipovska, Murathan Muslu
Member Reviews
the psych hospital I worked at had a young girl like this, she entered the system @ 4yrs & was devoid of any emotions, really sad. not a movie for everyone but I really liked it
Not a great thriller. Would not waste my time again.
It was very try hard the whole movie is good very slow and deliberate but eerie and creepy but the ending was just ok wanted more. Kind of your typical evil child movie with more mystery behind it.
I really liked it in the beginning but the story kind of dragged on with no real direction. The ending was also anticlimactic. still worth watching I think but wasn't my favorite.
Starts as a gripping psychological drama about a mother trying to help her deeply traumatized adopted daughter. But in the final half hour, it takes a sharp supernatural turn that feels out of place and undermines the grounded tension it had built. What began as a compelling study of trauma ends up feeling hokey and forced. A strong start, let down by an ill-fitting ending.