Birds of Passage
2018 · Movie · 125 min · ★ 7.3 · 91% critics
Set during Colombia’s marijuana boom, a young indigenous family is pulled into a war for control as drug trafficking spreads through their community. As profits rise, tradition and culture erode, leaving relationships strained and their lives headed toward collapse.
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Details
- Original title
- Pájaros de verano
- Years
- 2018
- Release date
- 2018-08-02
- Language
- Spanish
- Runtime
- 125 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 91/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.3/10 (323 votes)
- Box office
- $1,409,188
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a gritty gangster saga that focuses on tradition versus greed, like Embrace of the Serpent, with slow-building tension and unforgettable cultural moments; Not for you if you want a lighter drug-crime story or character work that feels fully rounded.
Pros: visually stunning; culture-forward story; gripping family drama | Cons: heavy and grim; some characters flatly drawn; uneven genre moments
Themes
- superstition
- indigenous
- 1970s
- revenge
- murder
- marijuana
- drug trade
- south america
- dowry
- woman director
- 1980s
- 1960s
- +2 more
Awards & recognition
- IFFR audience award · 2019 · nominated
- International Submission to the Academy Awards · 2019 · nominated
Cast & crew
José Acosta
as Rapayet
- CM
Carmiña Martínez
as Úrsula
Natalia Reyes
as Zaida
- GM
Greider Meza
as Leonídas
- JV
José Vicente
as Peregrino
- JM
Juan Bautista Martínez
as Aníbal
Jhon Narváez
as Moisés
- MV
Miguel Viera
as The Pupil
- SC
Sergio Coen
as Singing Shepherd
- AM
Aslenis Márquez
as Indira
Directed by Ciro Guerra, Cristina Gallego