Variety | 2018Cannes Marché du Film

Cannes: The Orchard Buys Colombian Crime Drama 'Birds of Passage' (EXCLUSIVE)

The Orchard has landed North American distribution rights to "Birds of Passage" out of the Cannes Film Festival, Variety has learned. The Spanish-language film is directed Ciro Guerra ("Embrace the Serpent") and wife Cristina Gallego.

By Ramin Setoodeh

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