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The Swan

The Swan

20236.80h 17m

Overview

Two large, ignorant bullies ruthlessly pursue a small, brilliant boy in this young adult Roald Dahl short story.

Directed by Wes Anderson
Written by Roald Dahl, Wes Anderson
Produced by Jeremy Dawson, Wes Anderson, Steven M. Rales
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Top Cast

Rupert Friend

Rupert Friend

Narrator / Adult Peter Watson

Ralph Fiennes

Ralph Fiennes

Roald Dahl

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Asa Jennings

Peter Watson

Eliel Ford

Eliel Ford

Stagehand

Truman Hanks

Truman Hanks

Stagehand

Benoît Herlin

Benoît Herlin

Stagehand

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Octavio Tapia

Stagehand

Themes & Keywords

bullyingrifleswanbased on short storyflying manshort filmminimalistroald dahl

About The Swan

The Swan is a drama, comedy film released in 2023 exploring themes of bullying, rifle, swan, based on short story, flying man, short film. Directed by Wes Anderson, it stars Rupert Friend, Ralph Fiennes, Asa Jennings. Two large, ignorant bullies ruthlessly pursue a small, brilliant boy in this young adult Roald Dahl short story.

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