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Two young soldiers, Bartle and Murph, navigate the terrors of the Iraq war under the command of the older, troubled Sergeant Sterling. All the while, Bartle is tortured by a promise he made to Murph's mother before their deployment.

Primary Title
  • The Yellow Birds
Date Broadcast
  • Saturday 8 September 2018
Release Year
  • 2017
Start Time
  • 20 : 30
Finish Time
  • 22 : 05
Duration
  • 95:00
Channel
  • Rialto Channel
Broadcaster
  • Sky Network Television
Programme Description
  • Two young soldiers, Bartle and Murph, navigate the terrors of the Iraq war under the command of the older, troubled Sergeant Sterling. All the while, Bartle is tortured by a promise he made to Murph's mother before their deployment.
Classification
  • M
Owning Collection
  • Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
  • Television
Languages
  • English
Captions
Live Broadcast
  • No
Rights Statement
  • Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
  • Feature films--United States
  • Soldiers--United States--Drama
  • Iraq War, 2003-2011--Drama
Genres
  • Drama
  • War
Contributors
  • Alexandre Moors (Director)
  • David Lowery (Writer)
  • R.F.I. Porto (Writer)
  • Toni Collette (Actor)
  • Jennifer Aniston (Actor)
  • Tye Sheridan (Actor)
  • Cinelou Films (Production Unit)
  • Echo Films (Production Unit)
Subjects
  • Feature films--United States
  • Soldiers--United States--Drama
  • Iraq War, 2003-2011--Drama