Birds of Passage (film)

Birds of Passage
Colombian theatrical release poster
Original titlePájaros de verano
Directed by
Written by
  • Maria Camila Arias
  • Jacques Toulemonde Vidal
Produced by
  • Katrin Pors
  • Cristina Gallego
Starring
  • Carmiña Martínez
  • José Acosta
  • Natalia Reyes
  • Jhon Narváez
  • Greider Meza
  • Jose Vicente Cotes
  • Juan Bautista
CinematographyDavid Gallego
Edited byMiguel Schverdfinger
Music byLeonardo Heiblum
Production
companies
  • Ciudad Lunar
  • Blond Indian
  • Pimienta Films
  • Snowglobe
  • Films Boutique
  • Bord Cadre Film
Distributed by
  • Cine Colombia (Colombia)
  • Interior13 (Mexico)
  • Diaphana Distribution (France)
  • Øst for Paradis (Denmark)
  • MFA+ Filmdistribution (Germany)
Release dates
  • 9 May 2018 (2018-05-09) (Cannes)
  • 2 August 2018 (2018-08-02) (Colombia)
  • 13 December 2018 (2018-12-13) (Mexico)
  • 21 February 2019 (2019-02-21) (Denmark)
  • 4 April 2019 (2019-04-04) (Germany)
  • 10 April 2019 (2019-04-10) (France)
Running time
125 minutes
Countries
  • Colombia
  • Denmark
  • Mexico
  • Germany
  • France
Languages
Box office$2.5 million

Birds of Passage (Spanish: Pájaros de verano, lit.'Summer Birds') is a 2018 epic crime film directed by Cristina Gallego and Ciro Guerra.

The film explores the rise of a Wayuu man and his family as they enter the drug trade, prosper, and slowly lose their traditions and former way of life.

It was selected to open the 50th edition of the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival. The film was also selected as the Colombian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 91st Academy Awards, making the December shortlist.