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Description: From the Oscar®-nominated team behind the genre-defying Embrace of the Serpent, comes an equally audacious saga centered on the Wayúu indigenous people during a crucial period in recent Colombian history. Torn between his desire to become a powerful man and his duty to uphold his culture’s values, Rapayet (José Acosta) enters the drug trafficking business in the 1970s and finds quick success despite his tribe’s matriarch Ursula’s (Carmiña Martínez) disapproval. Ignoring ancient omens, Rapayet and his family get caught up in a conflict where honor is the highest currency and debts are paid with blood. A sprawling epic about the erosion of tradition in pursuit of material wealth, Birds of Passage is a visually striking exploration of loyalty, greed, and the voracious nature of change. [The Orchard]

Overview

Production Company Ciudad Lunar Producciones, Blond Indian Films, Pimienta Films, Films Boutique, Snowglobe Films, Caracol, Cine Colombia, Dago García Producciones, Bord Cadre Films, Labodigital, Equipment & Film Design Colombia, Proimágenes Colombia, Det Danske Filminstitut, International Organisation for Migration, United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Grupo Cuprum, Gobernación de la Guajira, L'Aide aux Cinémas du Monde, Institut Français, Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC), Programa Ibermedia, Torino Film Lab, MEDIA Programme of the European Union, Eficine 189, International Sámi Film Institute, Riddu, ARTE, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, VAYA FILMS On Set, Mer Film, Allegro Films, Ministerio de Cultura de Colombia
Release Date Feb 13, 2019
Duration 2 h 5 m
Rating Not Rated
Tagline La verdadera historia del origen del narcotráfico. [The true story of the origins of drug trafficking.]
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