Birds in Peru (1968)
- Original title
- Les oiseaux vont mourir au Pérou
- Directed by
- Romain Gary
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- France
- Runtime
- 1h 34m
- Rated
- 18
- Rating
- 5.0 of 10 from 13 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A depressed young woman is raped on a beach by sailors. She then stays with a brothel madam and later an artist, while her wealthy husband and his chauffeur hunt for her.
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What happens
Birds in Peru is a 1968 French film. It was written and directed by Romain Gary. Gary based it on his own story. The film concerns a depressed young woman. After she is raped on the beach by a group of sailors, she comes to live with the madam of a nearby brothel, but then leaves to be with an artist who lives close by. Meanwhile, her wealthy estranged husband and his sinister chauffeur search for her. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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