20230h 17mDir. Wes Anderson

The Swan

Name: The Swan
Genre: Drama
Released: 2023-09-27
Duration: 17 min
Rating: 4
Cast: Rupert Friend, Ralph Fiennes, Asa Jennings, Eliel Ford, Truman Hanks

Drama

4.0 / 5.0

1 Community Logs

1st Half: 4.0 ★vs2nd Half: 4.0 ★

CineFriendz Split-Rating Metric (Pacing & Climax breakdown)

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

Starring:Rupert Friend,Ralph Fiennes,Asa Jennings,Eliel Ford,Truman Hanks

Featured Cast

(7 actors)

Rupert Friend

Narrator / Adult Peter Watson

Ralph Fiennes

Roald Dahl

Asa Jennings

Peter Watson

Eliel Ford

Stagehand

Truman Hanks

Stagehand

Benoît Herlin

Stagehand

Octavio Tapia

Stagehand

Key Production Crew

Director

Wes Anderson

Screenplay & Writers

Roald Dahl, Wes Anderson

Cinematography

Roman Coppola

Producers

Wes Anderson, Steven M. Rales, Jeremy Dawson

Film Details

Original Languageen

Production Studios

American Empirical PicturesIndian Paintbrush

Keywords & Themes

#bullying#rifle#swan#based on short story#flying man#short film#minimalist

Community Reviews & Logs

Aniket Shukla @aniket11

Oct 13, 2026

1ST WATCHImported Log

4.0

The Swan A small genius kid gets terrorized by two big dumb bullies. Honestly, I forgot it was a short film until it ended! I was completely hooked by the magic of the story and how it was told. You could call i...

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