Birds Flying East (Spanish: Pájaros) is a 2024 Spanish-Romanian road comedy-drama film 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
editStuttering 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]
Production
editThe 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
editBirds 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
editOn the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 100% of 5 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.3/10.[9]
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]
Javier Ocaña of El País deemed the film to be "a worthy story of friendship among peers" and, drawing a comparison to 1960s and 1970s Italian cinema, wrote that "Gutiérrez and Zahera could perfectly be Vittorio Gassman and Alberto Sordi in search of themselves".[10]
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 |
See also
editReferences
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.
- ^ "Birds Flying East". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ Ocaña, Javier (5 April 2024). "'Pájaros': digna tragicomedia sobre la crisis de la masculinidad". El País.
- ^ Sánchez Casademont, Rafael (9 March 2024). "Festival de Málaga 2024: Palmarés completo con todos los ganadores de la edición". Fotogramas.