Synopsis

A film of both gangsters and spirits, corruption and fratricidal war, this is a thrilling
depiction of the origins of the drug trade told through the story of an indigenous
Wayuu family’s downfall when greed, passion and honour collide, putting their lives, culture and ancestral traditions at stake.

 

IN CINEMAS ON 17 MAY

Cast & Crew

Directed by

Cristina Gallego & Ciro Guerra

Written by

Maria Camila Aria & Jacques Toulemonde Vidal

Cast:

Carmiña Martínez, Natalia Reyes, José Acosta

Colombia

125 minutes

2019

Curzon Artificial Eye

From the filmmakers behind the Oscar-nominated EMBRACE OF THE SERPENT
comes their latest epic, BIRDS OF PASSAGE, a tale about indigenous traditions
and the corrupting forces of wealth and power, set against the backdrop of the Colombian marijuana boom of the 1970s.

 

BIRDS OF PASSAGE is the ninth film in Birds’ Eye View’s ‘Reclaim The Frame’ project, backed by the British Film Institute; a mission to bring ever-greater audiences to films by women to build a more balanced film future and offer cinema fans wider perspectives of the world.

 

Reclaim the Frame is supported by the BFI Audience Fund using funding from the National Lottery to grow audience appetite for female-led films across the UK. Birds’ Eye View is a film charity run by the industry insiders who have been dedicated to moving the dial on equality in film for 15 years.