In the early 1980’s two hundred pairs of common terns (Sterna hirundo) were forced to abandon their last natural nesting place on a river island near a major European capital Riga. Looking for a new habitat, the birds chose the flat pebbled roof of a concrete island – a printing house – in the middle of the city. The first generation of birds to grow up on this roof and fly to Southern Africa every winter have covered the distance from the Earth to the Moon. During the film various human attitudes towards the terns will emerge. The attitude of the birds is clear – they view things form above.
Genre: Documentary
Stars:
Crew: Andis Mizišs (Director), Māris Maskalāns (Director), Māris Maskalāns (Writer), Anrijs Krenbergs (Sound Director), Raimonds Špakovskis (Editor), Arvīds Ceļmalis (Sound Director)
Country: Latvia
Language:
Studio: VFS Films
Runtime: 30 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Apr 26, 2001
IMDb: 10
Keywords:birds, urban nature
