The Bird's Singing

The Bird's Singing

Original title: Para recibir el canto de los pájaros
Production: Fundación Grupo Ukamau
Country: Bolivia
Director: Jorge Sanjinés
Script: Jorge Sanjinés
Photography: Raul Rodriguez; César Pérez; Guillermo Ruiz
Music: Cergio Prudencio
Cast: Geraldine Chaplin; Jorge Ortiz; Guido Arce; Lineth Herbas; Toto Aparicio; Marcelo Guzman; Tatiana Avila; Reynaldo Yujra; Gerardo Roman; Cindy Morales;Trifón Choque; Willy Pérez; Fernando Illanes; Ager Delos; Rudy Betancourt; Felix Quisbert; Ángel Rojo
Year: 1995
Duration: 97
Genre: Historical
Color: Color
Original language: Spanish
Languages available: Spanish
Subtitles: English

Synopsis:

The clash of cultures is reflected in the camera lens of a group of filmmakers that are trying to shoot a film about the Spanish Conquest of America. This is how Jorge Sanjinés presents an ideological approach on the subjection of cultures and peoples throughout history.

Awards:

Youth Jury Prize - Locarno Festival, Switzerland (1995)

First Prize Diakonia - OCIC.

Best Bolivian Film - La Paz (1995)