Paper Birds
6.9
“Dreams are part of the journey... Laughter, a choice”
At the end of the Spanish Civil War, the members of a group of vaudeville performers have been stripped of everything: all they have left is hunger and the instinct to survive. Day after day, agonizingly, lost and helpless between the victors and the vanquished, the musician Jorge, the ventriloquist Enrique, the couplet singer Rocío and the orphan Miguel search tirelessly for something to eat and a safe place to live.
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Imanol Arias
Jorge del Pino
Known for
Spy Time
Cuéntame cómo pasó
Javier Coll
Pedro Ostense
Lluís Homar
Enrique Corgo
Known for
Julia's Eyes
Fermat's Room
Roger Príncep
Miguel
Known for
The Orphanage
The Blind Sunflowers
Carmen Machi
Rocío Moliner
Known for
Aída
The Bar
Fernando Cayo
Montero
Known for
Money Heist
The Orphanage
Diego Martín
Quiroga
Known for
Elite
[REC]³ Genesis
Oriol Vila
Pastor
Known for
The Innocent
The Body
Luis Varela
Arturo
Known for
The Ferpect Crime
The Last Circus
José Ángel Egido
Don Ricardo
Known for
Red Queen
Criminal: Spain
Javi Coll
Pedro
Known for
White Lines
Criminal: Spain
Concha Hidalgo
Amparo
Known for
Goya's Ghosts
Finding Altamira
Emilio Aragón Director · Fernando Castets Screenplay David Omedes Cinematographer
United States release January 7, 2011 · Produced in Spain · Production Atresmedia, Versátil Cinema
Production
Globomedia
Production
Atresmedia
Production
Versátil Cinema
Production
Spain
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Languages
Original title
Pájaros de papel
Original language
Spanish
Spoken on screen
Spanish
Release dates
Spain · March 12, 2010
Theatrical
United States · January 7, 2011
Premiere · Palm Springs International Film Festival
United States
September 23, 2011 · Premiere · Woodstock Film Festival
Canada
September 1, 2010 · Premiere · Montréal Film Festival
France
October 2, 2011 · Premiere · Toulouse Cinespaña Film Festival
March 22, 2012 · Premiere · Villeurbanne Festival Reflets du cinéma ibérique et latino-américain
Hungary
December 4, 2011 · TV
Japan
September 16, 2010 · Premiere · Latin Beat Film Festival
August 13, 2011 · Theatrical
June 2, 2012 · Premiere · EU Film Days
Poland
March 10, 2013 · Premiere · Spanish Film Week
Russia
June 25, 2011 · Premiere · Moscow Film Festival
Spain
September 18, 2010 · Premiere · Donostia-San Sebastian International Film Festival
Taiwan
May 11, 2012 · Theatrical
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