Drama · Cuba · 1964 · 2h 21m

I Am Cuba

Soy Cuba

I Am Cuba poster
Director
Mikhail Kalatozov
Cast
Sergio Corrieri as Alberto Salvador Wood as José Gallardo as Pedro Raúl García as Enrique Luz María Collazo as Maria / Betty Jean Bouise as Jim
Crew
Sergei Urusevsky — Director of Photography Carlos Fariñas — Original Music Composer Enrique Pineda Barnet — Writer Yevgeny Yevtushenko — Writer Yevgeni Svidetelev — Production Design
Synopsis

Four vignettes on the lives of pre-revolutionary era Cuban people; 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.

Trailer I Am Cuba — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
rebellionpolicecubapropagandapeacepeasantsurrealismcuban revolutionwealthblack and whiteuniversity
Key Collaborators
Mikhail Kalatozov Director Sergei Urusevsky Director of Photography Carlos Fariñas Original Music Composer Enrique Pineda Barnet Writer Yevgeny Yevtushenko Writer Yevgeni Svidetelev Production Design
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