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Carlos Bosch (writer)
David Trueba (writer)
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12 April 2002 (Spain) more
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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
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Nominated for Oscar. Another 5 wins & 1 nomination more
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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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Cuban Rafters (Canada: English title) (International: English title)
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120 min
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Featured in The 76th Annual Academy Awards (2004) (TV) more
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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?