The tranquil, traditional life of a family from the Native American Wayuu tribe falls victim to the increasing wealth arising from the flourishing marijuana trade. What initially looked like an innocent way to add to the dowry becomes a battleground of hostility, violence and revenge. A visually refined family saga set among the newly emerging drug cartels.
The tranquil, traditional life of a family from the indigenous Wayuu population falls victim to the thirst for wealth. The main protagonist, Rapayet, loses touch with the life of his people and becomes a major marijuana dealer. What starts out as an innocent way of earning enough money to marry his beloved ends in conflict and vanity and a spiral of intra-tribal violence and revenge. The nonprofessional actors give natural performances as characters radiating dignity and honor. A visually polished family saga about the birth of the drug cartels, the film comments on the national history of Colombia and the state of the country today.
Vít Kořínek
120 min / Color, DCP
Director Ciro Guerra, Cristina Gallego
/ Screenplay Maria Camila Arias, Jacques Toulemonde na základě příběhu / based on the story by Cristina Gallego
/ Dir. of Photography David Gallego
/ Music Leonardo Heiblum
/ Editor Miguel Schverdfinger
/ Art Director Angélica Perea
/ Producer Katrin Pors, Cristina Gallego
/ Production Blond Indian Films
/ Coproduction Ciudad lunar, Pimienta Films, Films Boutique, Snowglobe
/ Cast Carmiña Martínez, Jose Acosta, Jhon Narváez, Natalia Reyes, Jose Vincente Coses
/ Sales Films Boutique
Ciro Guerra (b. 1981, Rio de Oro, Colombia). Filmography: Wandering Shadows (La sombra del caminante, 2004), The Wind Journeys (Los viajes del viento, 2009), Embrace of the Serpent (El abrazo de la serpiente, 2015), Birds of Passage (Pájaros de verano 2018)
Cristina Gallego (b. 1978, Bogota, Colombia). Filmography: Birds of Passage (Pájaros de verano 2018)
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