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Paper Birds

Paper Birds

Dreams are part of the journey. Laughter… a choice

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Spanish

Runtime

118 mins

Rating

6.6/10

Release Date

12 March 2010

Country

Spain

Cast

Imanol Arias

Imanol Arias

Jorge del Pino

Lluís Homar

Lluís Homar

Enrique Corgo

Roger Príncep

Roger Príncep

Miguel

Carmen Machi

Carmen Machi

Rocío Moliner

Fernando Cayo

Fernando Cayo

Montero

Diego Martín

Diego Martín

Quiroga

Oriol Vila

Oriol Vila

Pastor

Luis Varela

Luis Varela

Arturo

José Ángel Egido

José Ángel Egido

Don Ricardo

Javi Coll

Javi Coll

Pedro

Concha Hidalgo

Concha Hidalgo

Amparo

Ana Cuesta

Ana Cuesta

Merceditas

Pedro Civera

Pedro Civera

Herrera

Francisco Merino

Francisco Merino

Marcelino

Lola Baldrich

Lola Baldrich

María

Asunción Balaguer

Asunción Balaguer

Nurse

Cristina Marcos

Cristina Marcos

Concepción

Miliki (Emilio Aragón Bermúdez)

Miliki (Emilio Aragón Bermúdez)

Old Miguel

José Ramón Argoitia

José Ramón Argoitia

Father Gabriel

Javier Cidoncha

Javier Cidoncha

Rafa

Ricardo Do Barreiro

Ricardo Do Barreiro

Paco

Chema Adeva

Chema Adeva

Eugenio

María Jesús Hoyos

María Jesús Hoyos

Josefa

Dani Martín

Dani Martín

Valentín

Tomás del Estal

Tomás del Estal

Antonio

Vicente Quirós

Vicente Quirós

Luis

Jonás Berami

Jonás Berami

Stage Manager

Pablo Castañón

Pablo Castañón

Joaquín

José Sánchez Orosa

José Sánchez Orosa

Informer

Sandro Cordero

Sandro Cordero

Innkeeper Luciano

Agustín Prades

Agustín Prades

General

Mirko Callaci

Mirko Callaci

Magician

José Luis Medrano

José Luis Medrano

Trumpeter

Joan 'Monti' Montanyés

Joan 'Monti' Montanyés

Show Host

Juan Muro

Juan Muro

Clarinetist

Ana Cantillo

Ana Cantillo

Antipodist

Rossina Castelli

Rossina Castelli

Acrobat

Bárbara Govan

Bárbara Govan

Contorsionist

Bin Dodo

Bin Dodo

Juggler #1

Iñigo Zumárraga

Iñigo Zumárraga

Juggler #2

Nacho Moreno

Nacho Moreno

Equilibrist #1

Alejandro del Monte

Alejandro del Monte

Equilibrist #2

Javier Díaz

Javier Díaz

Plate Spinner

José Luis González

José Luis González

Pianist

Salvador Salvador

Salvador Salvador

Violinist #1

Emiliano Pablos

Emiliano Pablos

Violinist #2

Carmelo Calahorra

Carmelo Calahorra

Saxophonist

Julián Echebarría

Julián Echebarría

Drummer

Vicky Castillo

Vicky Castillo

Dancer #1

Auxi Fernández

Auxi Fernández

Dancer #2

Jorge Blass

Jorge Blass

The Great Magician

Lucas Carmona

Lucas Carmona

Merceditas' Guitarist

Chris Downs

Chris Downs

Luthier

Pedro Manuel Lazaga

Pedro Manuel Lazaga

Technician

José María Egeda

José María Egeda

School Teacher (Penélope)

Francisco Franco

Francisco Franco

Self - Politician (archive footage)

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