I Am Cuba
1964 · Movie · 141 min · ★ 7.8 · 96% critics
Set in and around Havana, this film examines Cuba’s revolution through four interwoven stories. It follows a young woman’s fall from fascination with an American-run casino, a farmer’s violent revolt against the land, student activists learning about political upheaval firsthand, and a poor peasant family pulled into the growing revolt.
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Details
- Original title
- Soy Cuba
- Years
- 1964
- Release date
- 1964-10-26
- Language
- Spanish
- Runtime
- 141 min
- Critic score
- 96/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.8/10 (251 votes)
- Box office
- $274,098
About
You’ll like I Am Cuba if you enjoy politically charged, episodic drama with unforgettable, mobile visuals and a tense atmosphere; Not for you if propaganda heavy material turns you off, or if you prefer calmer, more straightforward storytelling like The Seventh Seal or Memories of Underdevelopment.
Pros: dazzling black-and-white visuals; bold episodic storytelling; intense revolution mood | Cons: heavy-handed propaganda tone; melodramatic stretches; long runtime
Themes
- rebellion
- police
- cuba
- propaganda
- peace
- peasant
- surrealism
- cuban revolution
- wealth
- black and white
- university
Cast & crew
Sergio Corrieri
as Alberto
Salvador Wood
- JG
José Gallardo
as Pedro
- RG
Raúl García
as Enrique
- LC
Luz María Collazo
as Maria / Betty
Jean Bouise
as Jim
- AM
Alberto Morgan
as Ángel
- FM
Fausto Mirabal
- RY
Roberto García York
as American Activist
- MD
María de las Mercedes Díez
Directed by Mikheil Kalatozishvili