Bird Boy

When 12yearold Reshat looks around him he sees the oil fields of Azerbaijan When he looks up dreamily he sees pigeons flying to heaven He misses his father who died a year ago and who also loved these birds Reshat cautiously approaches the best pigeon keeper in the village Will he teach him to train pigeons His father taught him that he should be kind to birds because souls fly to heaven on their wings While Reshat is learning all about pigeons he discovers what he really wants Part of the Kids on the Silk Road documentary project