Birds of Passage (2018) on Netflix
Rapayet wants to marry Zaida, a young Wayuu woman, but her mother Úrsula sets a high dowry. To pay it, Rapayet enters the marijuana trade with American buyers.
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- Netflix4.3/5
- IMDb7.5/1014,025 votes
- Rotten Tomatoes96%
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Plot summary
In the late 1960s, Zaida, a young Wayuu woman of the influential Pushaina family, comes of age. Rapayet proposes marriage, and her mother, Úrsula, demands a large dowry. Rapayet and his friend Moisés meet white American Peace Corps volunteers who are looking for marijuana. The two go to Rapayet's cousin Gabriel, a grower, and one of the Americans is impressed enough to offer a deal to export the crop. The money from the trade lets Rapayet pay the dowry in full, but Úrsula objects to his dealings with foreigners. A few years pass, and Rapayet is married to Zaida while the export business has grown into a large operation. Moisés presses Rapayet to expand and work with other growers, yet Rapayet stays loyal to Gabriel.
Cast
- Carmiña Martínezas Úrsula
- Greider Mezaas Leonídas
- José Vicenteas Peregrino
- Juan Bautista Martínezas Aníbal
- Miguel Vieraas The Pupil
- Sergio Coenas Singing Shepherd
- Aslenis Márquezas Indira
- José Naideras Miguel Dionisio
- Yanker Díazas Leonidas as a Child
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Birds of Passage (2018)
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- Cristina Gallego and Ciro Guerra, longtime producing and directing partners, were also married, and they divorced amicably during the making of Birds of Passage.
- Birds of Passage was Cristina Gallego's directorial debut; she had worked as a producer and chose to co-direct it to add a female perspective, since women are valued in Wayuu culture and were part of the 1970s drug trade.
- Production took ten years: Gallego and Guerra became interested in the Wayuu while filming The Wind Journeys, based the film on real stories they heard during their research, and about 30% of the cast and crew were local Wayuu people.
