Birds Flying East (Spanish: Pájaros) is a 2024 Spanish-Romanian comedy-drama road movie directed by Pau Durà and starring Luis Zahera, Javier Gutiérrez, and Teresa Saponangelo.
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| Spanish | Pájaros |
| Directed by | Pau Durá |
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| Cinematography | David Omedes |
| Edited by | Lucas Nolla |
| Music by | Magalí Datzira |
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| Distributed by | Filmax |
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Plot edit
Stuttering lawyer and birdwatcher Mario obtains support from upbeat garage worker and weed dealer Colombo to travel east from Valencia to Constanța to follow migratory birds.[1][2]
Cast edit
- Luis Zahera as Mario[2]
- Javier Gutiérrez as Colombo[2]
- Teresa Saponangelo as Elisabetta[2]
- Diana Cavaliotti[3]
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The film was produced by Fosca Films, Icónica Producciones, and Tandem Films alongside Birds Film AIE and Motion Pictures Management, with the participation of RTVE, Amazon Prime Video, and 3CAT.[4] It was shot in between Spain, Italy, and Romania.[5] It was shot in eight languages,[6] including Spanish,[7] Italian, Yiddish, Romanian, Arabic, and Hungarian.[8]
Release edit
Birds Flying East was presented at the 27th Málaga Film Festival on 2 March 2024.[6] It is scheduled to be released theatrically in Spain on 5 April 2024 by Filmax.[4]
Reception edit
Jonathan Holland of ScreenDaily underscored the film to be "an engaging and energetic tragi-comic take on the multiple insecurities of masculinity in middle age".[1]
Accolades edit
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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27th Málaga Film Festival | Silver Biznaga for Best Actor | Luis Zahera | Won |
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References edit
- ^ a b Holland, Jonathan (4 March 2024). "'Pajaros': Malaga Review". ScreenDaily.
- ^ a b c d Marinetto, P (2 March 2024). "'Pájaros', fragilidad masculina en un viaje de España a Rumanía". ABC.
- ^ "Pájaros". Festival de Málaga. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ a b "RTVE.es estrena el tráiler de 'Pájaros', una road-movie protagonizada por Javier Gutiérrez y Luis Zahera". rtve.es. 14 February 2024.
- ^ "Pau Durà finaliza el rodaje de su tercera película 'Pájaros'". Cadena SER. 20 October 2022.
- ^ a b "Pau Durá regala a Málaga un Luis Zahera diferente en 'Pájaros', una road movie por Europa". Infobae. 2 March 2024.
- ^ "Pájaros". Filmax. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ "'Pájaros', la nueva película de Pau Durà". El Nostre Ciutat. 19 October 2022.
- ^ Sánchez Casademont, Rafael (9 March 2024). "Festival de Málaga 2024: Palmarés completo con todos los ganadores de la edición". Fotogramas.