Flight of the Storks is a 2012 French English-language action thriller miniseries directed by Jan Kounen and based on Jean-Christophe Grangé's 1994 novel of the same name.[1][2]

Flight of the Storks
GenreAction-adventure
Thriller
Based onLe Vol des Cigognes
by Jean-Christophe Grangé
Written byJean-Christophe Grangé
Denis McGrath
Directed byJan Kounen
StarringHarry Treadaway
Rutger Hauer
Perdita Weeks
Clemens Schick
Theme music composerÉric Neveux [fr]
Country of originFrance
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes2
Production
ProducersThomas Anargyros
Edouard de Vésinne
CinematographyLance Gewer
EditorAnny Danché
Running time180 minutes
Production companyEuropaCorp Television
Budget€10,000,000
Original release
NetworkCanal+

Plot

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Jonathan Anselme, a young English academic, teams up with Max Böhm, an amateur ornithologist, to follow storks on their migration from Switzerland to Africa. Max wants to find out why some birds never return from this journey. However, after Max is found dead in mysterious circumstances, Jonathan decides to make the trip alone, never suspecting that he will find himself caught up in an international web of intrigue. While the Swiss detective Dumaz investigates Max Böhm’s murky past, Jonathan is forced to confront his own troubled history. He uncovers a trail of grisly murders travelling through Bulgaria, Turkey, the Middle East, the Congo along the pathway of the migrating storks and their deadly secret.

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Production

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Shooting commenced in October 2011. Flight of the Storks was shot in South Africa, Istanbul and across Europe.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Flight of the Storks (TV Miniseries)". Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  2. ^ Goodfellow, Melanie (4 October 2011). "Rutger Hauer joins cast of big budget miniseries The Flight of the Storks". ScreenDaily. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Rutger Hauer to topline 'Flight of the Storks'". Retrieved 27 February 2020.
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