Four vignettes on the lives of the Cuban people in the pre-revolutionary era. In Havana, Maria is ashamed when a man she loves discovers how she makes a living. Pedro, an old farmer, discovers that the land he cultivates is being sold to an American company. A student sees his friends attacked by the police while they distribute leaflets supporting Fidel Castro. Finally, a peasant family is threatened by Batista's army.
Title | I Am Cuba |
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Year | 1964 |
Genre | Drama |
Country | Cuba, Soviet Union |
Studio | ICAIC, Mosfilm |
Cast | Sergio Corrieri, Salvador Wood, José Gallardo, Raúl García, Luz María Collazo, Jean Bouise |
Crew | Enrique Pineda Barnet (Writer), Yevgeny Yevtushenko (Writer), Sergei Urusevsky (Cinematography), Yevgeni Svidetelev (Production Design), Mikhail Kalatozov (Director), René Portocarrero (Costume Designer) |
Keyword | rebellion, police, cuba, propaganda, peace, peasant, surrealism, cuban revolution, wealth, university |
Release | Oct 26, 1964 |
Runtime | 141 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 7.80 / 10 by 212 users |