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Birds of Passage

Birds of Passage

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Birds of Passage

"Generations of tradition. Consumed by greed."

2018

2h 5m

7.3(326 votes)

Drama

Crime

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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Production Companies

Blond Indian Films

Bord Cadre Films

Ciudad Lunar

Labo

Pimienta Films

Snowglobe

Caracol Televisión

Dago García Producciones

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

José Acosta

José Acosta

Rapayet

Carmiña Martínez

Úrsula

Natalia Reyes

Natalia Reyes

Zaida

Greider Meza

Leonídas

José Vicente

Peregrino

Juan Bautista Martínez

Aníbal

Jhon Narváez

Jhon Narváez

Moisés

Miguel Viera

The Pupil

Sergio Coen

Singing Shepherd

Aslenis Márquez

Indira

Creative team

Directed by: Ciro Guerra
Cristina Gallego
Written by: María Camila Arias
Jacques Toulemonde
Produced by: Nicolás Celis
Sebastián Celis

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