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Pájaros de papel (2010)

Pájaros de papel poster
Directed by
Emilio Aragón Álvarez
Genre
drama film
Country
Spain
Runtime
1h 58m
Rated
7
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 36 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A group of vaudeville performers struggle to survive and keep their show going in the difficult years after the Spanish Civil War. The film follows their personal and professional challenges as they try to hold onto their art and each other.

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What happens

Paper Birds (Spanish: Pájaros de papel) is a 2010 Spanish drama film directed by Emilio Aragón Álvarez, starring Imanol Arias. The film tells the story of a group of vaudeville artists in the hard times after the Spanish Civil War. This film, translated into Russian by Andrey Efremov, was shown in Moscow in June 2011 as part of the Moscow International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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