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Damián González Guerrero | ||
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Alejandro Guerrero Machado | ||
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Glenda Delgado Dominguez | ||
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Luis Ernesto Barcenas | ||
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Rafael Lahera | ||
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Lola Amores Rodríguez | ||
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Verónica Lynn López |
Cuba, summer 1994. In the midst of Periodo Especial, one of the greatest crises in the country's history, thousands of Cuban rafters try to reach the United States illegally, never sure if they'll make it out alive. With holidays starting, Carlos plunges into a carefree August, wandering around with his friends and falling in love for the first time. Little does he know about the country's uncertain future, until one by one, neighbors and friends leave in search of a better life, friendships break apart and families split up. In this hot summer, the world of Carlos will turn upside down. Written by M-appeal
A teenager and his perspective about near reality in the frame of Cubanese Periodo Especial . Good performances, correct story, fair constructed atmosphere, interesting use of themes. And the feeling about something missing. It is not a film to critic very hard but the impression, after its end, it is to see a gallery of sketches. Good ones, no doubts, but only sketches. Poetic, precise in traits, giving the exact details of a profound collective drama.