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Overview

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7.3/10   350 votes
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Writers:

Carlos Bosch (writer)
David Trueba (writer)

Contact:

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Release Date:

12 April 2002 (Spain) more

Genre:

Documentary

Plot:

The story of Cuban refugees who risked their lives in homemade rafts to reach the United States, and what life is like for those who succeed. | add synopsis

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 5 wins & 1 nomination more

User Comments:

Row. Row. Row. The Virgin will protect you. more (9 total)


Cast

  (Credited cast)
Guillermo Armas ... Himself
Maria Celeste Arraras ... Herself (archive footage)
Rafael Cano ... Himself
Fidel Castro ... Himself (archive footage)

Bill Clinton ... Himself (archive footage)
Miriam Hernández ... Herself
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Additional Details

Also Known As:

Cuban Rafters (Canada: English title) (International: English title)
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Runtime:

120 min

Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Filming Locations:

Cuba more

Company:

Bausan Films more


Fun Stuff

Movie Connections:

Featured in The 76th Annual Academy Awards (2004) (TV) more


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Row. Row. Row. The Virgin will protect you., 29 August 2009
7/10
Author: lastliberal from Florida

After the withdrawal of Russian support in 1994, things got harder in Cuba. Fidel allowed anyone who wanted to leave to go. Thousands built crude rafts and left. This Oscar nominated documentary tells the story of a few.

The U.S. Coast Guard was ordered to take rescued Cubans to Guantanamo until a decision could be made regarding their disposition.

The story of those who made a new life, with it's ups and downs, in the U.S., and the difficulties families faced due to the split, was fascinating.

Some make it, some don't. Marriages are broken up and children are born. The reality of life here is brought home forcefully.

Pro or anti doesn't matter. What matter is the tough times these people had trying to make it in a foreign country without education or language skills. Was their life really better?

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