The Hummingbird Tree

The Hummingbird Tree

The Hummingbird Tree

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The Hummingbird Tree

1992

1h 25m

7.0(1 votes)

Drama

Overview

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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BBC Film

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Cast & Crew

5 members

Acting

Patrick Bergin

Stephen Holmes

Patrick Bergin

Acting

Susan Wooldridge

Marjorie Holmes

Susan Wooldridge

Acting

Tom Beasley

Alan Holmes

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Acting

Desha Penco

Jaillin

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Acting

Sunil Y. Ramjitsingh

Kaiser

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