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Paper Birds (2010)

Paper Birds (2010)

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118 minutes ES Drama , History , Thriller
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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