Birds of Passage (Pájaros de Verano)

"Three viewings in, I'm still flabbergasted by the scope and detail of this movie ... and in awe of the way its unique cover version of a crime-doesn't-pay story totally pays off."

"It's a mesmerising and transporting drug epic like no other."

"Unforgettable images in service of a strange, poignant story."

"... visually arresting... a haunting tale that will linger in the mind."

"A south-of-the-border drug epic like you've never seen before..."

"While certain genre tendencies prevent the narrative from truly unmooring, hardly a scene goes by without something fundamentally familiar being rendered in a unique fashion."

"A gripping saga which traces the birth of the narcotrafficking industry which gutted Colombian society, the follow up to Embrace Of The Serpent brings a fresh perspective, rejecting the overly familiar tropes of gangster movie."

"You feel for these fathers, mothers and children as they endure their mythic rise and fall, but the ruthless, eternal cycle of violence begetting violence leaves no room for sentimentality."

"Intelligently and assuredly explores how longstanding traditions can be gradually upended by drugs, money and outside influences."