Pelican Blood (German: Pelikanblut) is a 2019 German-Bulgarian drama horror film directed by Katrin Gebbe and starring Nina Hoss.

The film was screened in the Horizons section at the 76th Venice International Film Festival.

[1] It received the Méliès d'Or for Best European Fantastic Film.

[2] “A woman who trains police horses adopts her second child, a severely traumatised 5-year-old girl.

When the girl shows violent and anti-social behaviour, her new mother becomes determined to help her.”[3] The film holds an approval rating of 74% on Rotten Tomatoes, with an average rating of 7/10 based on 19 reviews[4] and has a Letterboxd rating of 3.2/5.