A woman in the corner of a carriage becomes hysterical when a bird flies out of her hair. When it stuns itself on a window the passengers debate it's fate before an elderly man liberates it above ground.

"I wanted to go for a really simple story but with epic proportions. I like the idea of a simple story with larger connotations. I took the original story and wrote a treatment, while Ed wrote a first draft. We played around a bit with the dialogue/no dialogue idea and then just decided to have a couple of the characters speak." Jude Law

"I think working with an actor as director is a great help. Some directors don't have a lot of time to work with the actor on what they are feeling as they are working out the mechanics. I find working with Jude an absolute joy." Alan Miller

"The reason I chose an old person as the lead was because I wanted to show a life in someone's face. You can show so much very quickly. I think young people's faces show their lack of experience and they have to earn the audiences understanding, this way was a shortcut given the length of the film. I've also known Alan for 13 years as he's the father of one of my best friends, so I knew we wouldn't have to build a relationship to get to the core as it already existed." Jude Law

"The tube is one of the busiest places, but it's also a very lonely place, everyone is busy going somewhere, but no one is communicating directly. The old man reflects that with his slightly beaten demeanor, but the bird brings him back to life. I've thoroughly enjoyed the communication with everyone on the set. Sometimes as an actor, people have pre-conceived opinions about actors and you don't really get to communicate with all the members of the crew particularly those doing their vital jobs in the background." Jude Law