“Dreams are part of the journey. Laughter… a choice”
Overview
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.
Directed by Emilio Aragón
Written by Emilio Aragón, Fernando Castets, Andrés Guinaldo
Produced by Emilio Aragón, Mercedes Gamero
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About Paper Birds
Paper Birds is a drama, history, thriller film released in 2010 exploring themes of spanish civil war (1936-39), franco regime (francoism), co-workers relationship, theatre company, vaudeville company, political repression. Directed by Emilio Aragón, it stars Imanol Arias, Lluís Homar, Roger Príncep. 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.