Birdsong is director Albert Serra's second feature and is a version of yet another of the most widely referenced narratives in the Western world.
It traces the Three Wise Men (LluÃs Carbó, LluÃs Serrat Batlle, and LluÃs Serrat Masanellas) as they journey to pay their respects and bring gifts to Jesus Christ.
In Serra's black-and-white film, we follow the three kings through the desert as they make their way to Christ's birthplace.
The journey is hilarious. There is constant banter about whether or not to climb a mountain, as two of the kings are rather hefty.
They find shelter from the sun and try to sleep, but cannot figure out how to get comfortable and argue about who is lying on whom.
Angels appear and pronounce the coming of the Lord. Joseph (played by Toronto critic and Vancouver International Film Festival programmer Mark Peranson) is the film's only non-Catalan speaker, opting instead for Hebrew.
He and Mary (Montse Triola) watch over their newborn, sit in the sun and tend to their sheep.
Starring: LluÃs Carbó, LluÃs Serrat Batlle, LluÃs Serrat Masanellas, Montse Triola, Mark Peranson