"“Birds of Passage” delivers another fascinating tone poem about Colombia’s fractured identity."

IndieWire
  • Archive - Festival 34
  • Director: Cristina Gallego, Ciro Guerra
  • Colombia, Denmark, Mexico 2018
  • 120 minutes
  • Spanish, English, Wayuunaiki
  • Subtitles in Hebrew, English

It’s the 1970s, and America’s burgeoning obsession with marijuana has made Colombian farmers suddenly rich. In the Guajira region, a Wayúu family rises to prominence, but soon the trappings of wealth and power start a war that threatens to tear them and their ancient traditions apart.

From the director of Embrace of the Serpent comes this epic, visually exquisite story. Almost mythical in its storytelling, Birds of Passage combines traditional culture, an immersive atmosphere of surreal imagery and vivid sound design with glorious widescreen cinematography.


  • Director Cristina Gallego, Ciro Guerra
  • Production Katrin Pors, Cristina Gallego
  • Script María Camila Arias, Jacques Toulemonde
  • Cinematography David Gallego
  • Editing Miguel Schverdfinger
  • Music Leonardo Heiblum
  • Festivals Cannes (Directors’ Fortnight), Karlovy Vary, Locarno
  • Actors Carmiña Martínez, Jose Acosta, Jhon Narváez, Natalia Reyes
  • Source Films Boutique, Berlin