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Birds of Passage

Generations of tradition. Consumed by greed.

7.3 / 10

125 minutes

2018-08-02

English

CO

Actors :

José Acosta, Carmiña Martínez, Natalia Reyes, Greider Meza, José Vicente, Juan Bautista Martínez, Jhon Narváez, Miguel Viera, Sergio Coen, Aslenis Márquez, José Naider, Yanker Díaz, Víctor Montero

Description

During the marijuana bonanza, a violent decade that saw the origins of drug trafficking in Colombia, Rapayet and his indigenous family get involved in a war to control the business that ends up destroying their lives and their culture.

Reviews

Stephen Campbell

Stephen Campbell

6/23/2021, 3:58:26 PM

**_A brilliantly made crime saga about the clash between old-world tradition and new-world corruption_** > _I am not against telling stories, but I am against glorifying criminals and showing drug trafficking as glamorous. This confuses youths. I receive tonnes of messages from youths asking for help to be like my dad. They want to be that criminal, they send me photos dressed up like him, with...

SWITCH.

SWITCH.

6/23/2021, 3:58:27 PM

‘Birds of Passage’ feels like a gangster epic anchored by a people seeing their world view slowly slipping from their sight. It manages to make a narco narrative feel new and visually stunning on a broad dreamlike canvas, taking a creaky old Hollywood genre and moulding it into something altogether more entrancing. - Jake Watt Read Jake's full article... https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/artic...