
Matinee
Series/Themes: Spotlight Screenings
Genre: Drama, International
Film Year: 2018
Locations: Colombia
Film Length: 125 min.
Languages: Wayu, Spanish, English
Subtitles: Partially Subtitled
Director: Cristina Gallego, Ciro Guerra.
Featuring: Natalia Reyes, Carmiña Martínez, José Acosta.
In 1970s Colombia, a narco-trafficking era known as “la Bonanza Marimbera” pulls an indigenous Wayuu family into the fray as they enter the booming business of selling marijuana to Americans. Led by matriarch Ursula Pushaina, the “Birds of Passage”—drug runners—face the constant risk of violence and incarceration from the outsiders in Northern Colombia. The cultural differences between the native population and the newcomers begin a brutal war that threatens to destroy the Wayuu way of life. The strong and impulsive women and men must fight to maintain their livelihoods, culture, and traditions. This film was selected as Colombia’s entry for Best Foreign Language Film at the 91st Academy Awards.
2:00 PM
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema 4