Play Trailer Watch trailer A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings
A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings

Genres

Fantasy , Drama

Duration

90 min

Director

Fernando Birri

Rating

5.0

Release Date

December 31, 1987

A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings

Original title: Un señor muy viejo con unas alas enormes

This site may earn a commission if you make a purchase through these links.

Watch A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings – Streaming Availability

We couldn’t find any streaming platforms offering this title right now.

Synopsis A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings

An elderly man with wings is blown off course during a tropical storm in this symbolic fantasy. The Old Man lands near a Caribbean island where a poor family gives him shelter in a chicken coop. Father Gonzaga is the skeptical priest who rushes to damn the creature. Soon the Old Man is the subject of curiosity seekers as Elisinda and Pelayo start charging admission. A traveling carnival of human oddities camps near the Old Man as people flock to see the show. The Old Man is reduced to being an unwanted pet, and after six years, he mends his wings and flies away. Nudity, simulated sex with a spider woman, and the ugliness of human exploitation definitely put this fantasy in a category not for children.