| Drunken Birds | |
|---|---|
 Official poster | |
| French | Les Oiseaux ivres |
| Directed by | Ivan Grbovic |
| Written by | Ivan Grbovic Sara Mishara |
| Produced by | Luc Déry Kim McCraw |
| Starring | Jorge Antonio Guerrero Hélène Florent Claude Legault Marine Johnson |
| Cinematography | Sara Mishara |
| Edited by | Arthur Tarnowski |
| Music by | Philippe Brault |
Production company | micro_scope |
| Distributed by |
|
Release date |
|
Running time | 104 minutes |
| Countries |
|
| Languages |
|
Drunken Birds (French: Les Oiseaux ivres) is a 2021 Canadian drama film directed by Ivan Grbovic who co-wrote with Sara Mishara.[1] The film stars Jorge Antonio Guerrero as Willy, a Mexican drug runner in a crime cartel who travels to Canada in search of his girlfriend Marlena (Yoshira Escárrega) after she disappears, and takes a job as a migrant worker on a farm in the Montérégie region.
The film's cast also includes Hélène Florent, Claude Legault, Marine Johnson, Maxime Dumontier, Amaryllis Tremblay, Karl Walcott, Gilberto Barraza, and Normand D'Amour.
The film premiered at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival, in the Platform Prize program.[2] The film was digitally and theatrically released in Canada is on October 15, 2021, by Les Films Opale. It was selected as the Canadian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 94th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.[3]
- ^ André Duchesne, "Les oiseaux ivres d’Ivan Grbovic au TIFF". La Presse, August 11, 2021.
- ^ Pat Mullen, "TIFF Unveils Line-up for ‘Celebrating Alanis’ Retrospective". Point of View, August 11, 2021.
- ^ Victoria Ahearn (October 4, 2021). "Drunken Birds chosen as Canada's contender for international film Oscar". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved October 5, 2021.