Birds of Passage (2018)

Original title

Pájaros de verano

Directed by

Cristina Gallego, Ciro Guerra

Genre

drama film

Country

Colombia, Germany, Mexico, Denmark

Runtime

2h 05m

Rated

12

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 325 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Wayuu man gets involved in the drug trade to provide for his family. As he gains power and wealth, his community's ancient traditions start to fall apart.

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What happens

Birds of Passage (Spanish: Pájaros de verano, lit. 'Summer Birds') is a 2018 epic crime film directed by Cristina Gallego and Ciro Guerra. The film explores the rise of a Wayuu man and his family as they enter the drug trade, prosper, and slowly lose their traditions and former way of life. It was selected to open the 50th edition of the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival. The film was also selected as the Colombian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 91st Academy Awards, making the December shortlist. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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