Bye Bye Blackbird is a 2005 Drama film directed by Robinson Savary and starring James Thiérrée, Derek Jacobi and Izabella Miko. Plot Josef (James Thiérrée) is a former construction worker who now works as a sweeper at the circus, and falls for the aerialist, Alice (Izabella Miko) and is befriended by the horseback performer, Nina (Jodhi May). One day, he defies death and gravity by doing an aerial display on the trapeze. When he is spotted by the big top's owner, Lord Dempsey (Derek Jacobi), he is paired with Alice in a dangerous aerial display as part of a new act for the circus. However, things turn tragic as an accident happens and Alice is declared dead, with the circus turned topsy turvy with the loss of their only profitable act and Josef going mad with grief, destroying the "White Angels" act. Cast James Thiérrée ... Josef Derek Jacobi ... Lord Dempsey Izabella Miko ... Alice Jodhi May ... Nina Michael Lonsdale ... Robert Andrej Aćin ... Roberto Chris Bearne ... Lord Strathclyde Niklas Ek ... Djamako Claire Johnston ... Emma Carlos Pavlidis ... Jenkins Claudine Peters ... Miss Julia Soundtrack The soundtrack for the film, named Hello Blackbird, by the American alternative rock band Mercury Rev, was released in 2006. References External links 2005 films Austrian crime drama films German crime drama films 2005 crime drama films English-language Austrian films English-language German films English-language Luxembourgian films Luxembourgian drama films British crime drama films 2000s English-language films 2000s British films 2000s German films