Drama · Panama · 2016 · 1h 44m

The Companion

El acompañante

Director

Cast

Yotuel Romero as Horacio Romero Armando Miguel Gómez as Daniel Guerrero Camila Arteche as Lisandra Jazz Vilá as Boris Yailene Sierra as Doctora Yerlín Pérez López as Chely

Crew

Ernesto Calzado Yanes — Director of Photography Jacques Comets — Editor Ulises Hernández — Original Music Composer Sergio Valdes — Original Music Composer Pavel Giroud — Writer Daniel Díaz Ravelo — Producer

Tagline

In the 80's, when fear spread faster than HIV, Cuba confined the epidemic behind a wall

Synopsis

At the height of the 1980s AIDS epidemic, Cuban boxing champion Horacio's punishment for failing a drug test is to watch over the brash, combative Daniel, a patient in a sanatorium where HIV patients are compulsorily confined. The two collide as Daniel yearns for freedom while Horacio dreams of returning to the ring.

Trailer

Official Trailer youtube.com

Mood & Themes

aids cuba

Key Collaborators

Pavel Giroud Director Ernesto Calzado Yanes Director of Photography Jacques Comets Editor Ulises Hernández Original Music Composer Sergio Valdes Original Music Composer Pavel Giroud Writer Daniel Díaz Ravelo Producer

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