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Birds of Passage

Birds of Passage

7,3 /10 (323 Votes)
2018 ES 125 min

Overview

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.

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Release date

02/08/2018

Votes

323

Popularity

0.8

Generations of tradition. Consumed by greed.

Genres

Status

Released

Original title

Pájaros de verano

Language

ES

Runtime

125 min

Revenue

$2,517,405

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Stephen Campbell

Stephen Campbell

2019-09-09

⭐ 8

**_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 his moustache, his hairstyle. Series about narcos have turned my father into a hero and given young people the idea that it is cool to be a drug trafficker._ - Sebastián Marroquín (born Juan Pablo…

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SWITCH.

SWITCH.

2019-09-30

⭐ 9

‘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/article/review-birds-of-passage-a-visually-stunning-narcotised-gangster-epic

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