BIRDS OF PASSAGE (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Carmiña Martínez (Dirty Habits), Natalia Reyes (Anthropos), José Acosta (film debut), Jhon Narváez (film debut), José Vicente Cote (film debut), Juan Bautista Martínez (film debut), Greider Meza (film debut)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Cristina Gallego (film debut), director, producer; Ciro Guerra (Embrace of the Serpent), director; Maria Camila Arias (Candelaria) and Jacques Toulemonde (Anna), writers; Katrin Pors (Godless), producer; Leo Heiblu (Maria Full of Grace), composer; David Gallego (Violencia), cinematographer; Miguel Schverdfinger (Zama), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

During the early days of illegal drug trading in 60s and 70s Colombia, a Wayuu family gets caught in the middle of a war to control the very business that ends up destroying their lives and their culture…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Said to be a crime epic in the same league as The Godfather, the latest film from the creators of the Oscar-nominated Embrace of the Serpent is a visual feast as well as a truly grand tale of family and blood.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 17TH MAY 2019

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