The Wind Journeys (2009)

Original title

Los viajes del viento

Directed by

Ciro Guerra

Genre

drama film

Country

Colombia, Argentina, Germany, Netherlands

Runtime

1h 53m

Rated

12

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 42 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A wandering accordion player travels across the Colombian countryside to return a magical instrument to its deceased owner's family. A young boy joins him on the journey, and they encounter different communities and musical traditions along the way.

slow-burnmelancholicmeditativevisually lushroad-tripfolkloriccontemplativebittersweet

What happens

The Wind Journeys (Spanish: Los viajes del viento) is a 2009 Colombian-German-Argentine-Dutch drama film written and directed by Ciro Guerra. It was filmed in 80 locations in Northern Colombia and is spoken in Spanish, Palenquero, Wayuunaiki, and Ikun. It was selected as the Colombian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 82nd Academy Awards, but was not nominated. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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