Trivia
Birds of Passage
Original titlePájaros de verano
Directed by Cristina Gallego and Ciro Guerra · starring Carmiña Martínez, José Acosta and Natalia Reyes
- 7 facts
- 2018
Birds of Passage: trivia
All 7 facts
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Oscar's submission
Colombia's submission to the Foreign Language Film Award of the 91th Academy Awards.
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Meant to be
The actor who impersonates Rapayet, Jose Acosta, "sneaked into" the casting for the character, because he had always had the dream of impersonating a guajiro, when was auditioning for something else. Months after the casting, he was asked to film a scene and send it.A couple of days after he got the male leading role.
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Invested in the character
To prepare for the role of Zaida, or Zaerra in Wayuunaiki, Natalia Reyes did a immersion trip to the Guajira that lasted around four months. It included isolate herself in a place in the Rancheria, just like the culture dictates for the girls that are going through the 'majayut'. She learned how to knit as well.
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'Embrace of the serpent', third movie of the director Ciro Guerra, was nominated for the Oscar in the Best Foreign Language category.
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Wayuunaiki
The original language of the movie is wayuunaiki, and the movie was filmed in the Colombian Caribe shore.
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With pacience
The title is displayed 14 minutes into the film.
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Big comparisons
Some critics have compared the film favorably to other crime saga films like 'The Godfather', 'Scarface' and the television series 'The Sopranos'.