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The Hummingbird Tree
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The Hummingbird Tree

1992-11-10 · 85 min · ★ 7.0

Drama

Set in 1946 in Trinidad. Tells the story of the friendship between Alan, the 12-year-old son of well-off Catholic parents, and Jaillin and Kaiser, two local East Indian children.

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Directors
Noella Smith
Production companies
BBC Film
Countries
United Kingdom
Status
Released

Top Cast

Patrick BerginPatrick BerginStephen Holmes
Susan WooldridgeSusan WooldridgeMarjorie Holmes
Tom BeasleyAlan Holmes
Desha PencoJaillin
Sunil Y. RamjitsinghKaiser

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