Nicostratos the Pelican
★ 6.4 · 2011 · 95m · Comedy · Drama
After his wife died a man refuses to go out and doesn't want to talk to his only son. Life has no meaning for him. One day his son finds a baby pelican and decides to leave the bird at home. Pelican helps the boy find his father again and revive him back to life ...
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