Birds of Passage
Original title: Pájaros de verano
“Generations of tradition. Consumed by greed.”
2018 · 2 h 5 min
Directed by 
Cristina Gallego
Cristina GallegoCast
Carmiña Martínez José Acosta Natalia Reyes 
Jhon Narváez Greider Meza José Vicente
Plot
In the Guajira desert, the Wayuu people become entangled in the marijuana trade from the 1960s to 1980s, and their clan system and culture disintegrate.
Sinekatalog’s take
A mythic, epic crime story rooted in Indigenous culture.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.5 / 10 (14,058 votes)
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