Barrio Cuba
by Humberto Solas
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Actor: and the Oscar Nominated, Guerrilla-The Che Guevara Story, Jorge Perugorria (Upcoming Steven Soderbergh Film, Luisa Maria Jimenez ( I am Cuba ) & Mario Limonta (Ariel & Goya Award Winner, Strawberry & Chocolate )Director: Humberto Solas
Brand: Laguna
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Subtitled); Spanish (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 90 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-01-15
Audience Rating: Unrated
Model: LF0507
Studio: Laguna Productions
Product features:
- Cast: Jorge Perugorria (Upcoming Steven Soderbergh Film, Guerrilla-The Che Guevara Story , and the Oscar Nominated, Strawberry & Chocolate ), Luisa Maria Jimenez ( I am Cuba ) & Mario Limonta (Ariel & Goya Award Winner, Miel Para Oshun ) Director: Humberto Solas (Cannes Film Festival Winner for Cecilia & Cuba s oficial Selection for the Academy Awards Un Hombre de xito ) Magalis, Ignacio, Vi
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Movie Review: Human predicaments
Summary: 4 Stars
I am not specifically a fan of Humberto Solas, but this is the by far the best film I have seen by him. Great acting by Jorge Perrugorria as ever. If you expect an overtly critical film against the Castro regime, this it is not. How else could the film have passed the government censor? It gives a sense of pain though of the separation between the island and the exile, which is the fault of both sides on the political divide. It alludes to the discrimination against those Cubans who move to other provinces without government approval to seek a better life as they are referred to in Cuban slang as Palestinians due to their refugee status. It alludes to the spirituality and faith in religion by the Cuban nation trying to fill the void left by the Castro regime. It mentions the economic shortages that is Castro's legacy to his people and the obsession with rescue from abroad while the avenue of political improvement is not available due to Castro's political roadblocks.
This is a film where you have to be willing to read between the lines. Forget about illogical sequences and a muddled timelines. Read it as a fairy tale, perhaps the one all Cubans are hoping for, but at heart it is about humanity. Barrio means neighbourhood, Cuba is a small island and everyone is in the same boat. Tthe experience of Eastern Europe could be repeated where the solidarity in misery will be abandoned when there will be greater freedom. One day films like this will be historical documents of a uniqe period in human and Cuban history. Watch the film.
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