Completed - SPANISH, ENGLISH - Environmental, Social issues - 125 minutes
Year of production : 2018 Director(s) : Ciro GUERRA, Cristina GALLEGO Cast : Carmiña MARTÍNEZ, José ACOSTA, Natalia REYES, Jhon NARVÁEZ, Greider MEZA, José Vicente COTE, Juan Bautista MARTÍNEZ
In the 1970s, as an American-fueled marijuana boom hits Colombia, farmers quickly turn into seasoned businessmen starting a narco-trafficking era known as “la Bonanza Marimbera.”In the Guajira desert, one indigenous Wayúu clan takes a leading role. Guided by matriarch Ursula Pushaina, the “Birds of Passage”—drug runners—face the constant risk of violence and incarceration from the outsiders in Northern Colombia. The cultural differences between the native population and the newcomers begin a brutal war that threatens to destroy the Wayúu way of life. As greed, passion, and honor blend together over the decades, the family’s unity, their lives, and their ancestral traditions are all put at stake.A true story, the visually striking Birds of Passage is as much a thriller as it is an anthropological study on the consequences of outside influences to indigenous traditions.
Country(ies) : DENMARK, MEXICO, COLOMBIA
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Havana Film Festival 2018 (CORAL AWARD BEST FILM)BFI London FF 2018 (BEST FILM - HONOURABLE MENTION)Lima Latin American Film Festival 2018 (BEST DIRECTOR)CAIRO IFF 2018 (WINNER INTERNATIONAL, COMPETITION)Chicago IFF 2018 (BEST ART DIRECTION, CINEMATOGRAPHY)Fenix Film Awards 2018 (BEST FILM, ACTRESS, MUSIC)Academy Award 2019 (COLOMBIA'S SUBMISSION FOR BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM)