Synopsis
A study in contrasts set in and around Havana that explores Cuba's 1959 revolution: a young woman's fascination with the excess of an American-owned casino leads to her downfall in the eyes of her street vendor boyfriend; a tenant farmer revolts the only way he knows how, attacking the land he works; university students gain first-hand knowledge of political upheaval; and, in the hills outside the city, the members of a poor peasant family are patriotically swept up into the burgeoning revolt.
Ratings
IMDb8.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Metacritic91/100
261 audience votes
Key crew
- Enrique Pineda BarnetWriter
- Yevgeny YevtushenkoWriter
- Mikhail KalatozovDirector
- Carlos FariñasOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Sergio CorrieriAlberto
- Salvador WoodMariano
- José GallardoPedro
- Raúl GarcíaEnrique
- Luz María CollazoMaria / Betty
- Jean BouiseJim
- Alberto MorganÁngel
- Fausto MirabalCast
- Roberto García YorkAmerican Activist
- María de las Mercedes DíezCast
- Bárbara DomínguezCast
- Jesús del MonteCast
Stills
Themes
rebellionpolicecubapropagandapeacepeasantsurrealismcuban revolutionanthologywealthblack and whiteuniversity