Despite the increasing violence and air pollution that is turning New Delhi into an almost apocalyptic place, two brothers who belong to the Muslim minority in India are doing everything they can to save the endangered black kites and nurture them back to health. Their struggle also reflects the country’s social and religious tensions, as the carnivorous birds are not treated in regular veterinary clinics. Shaunak Sen’s exceedingly poetic film has already been screened at numerous festivals and was also nominated for an Academy Award. (Joachim Kurz)