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Improper Conduct

Original title: Mauvaise conduite
  • 19841984
  • 1h 52m
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
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An examination of Cuba's "moral purges" that began in 1964 with UMAP camps for those suspected of or found guilty of "improper conduct." Key moments brought outside attention to these polici... Read allAn examination of Cuba's "moral purges" that began in 1964 with UMAP camps for those suspected of or found guilty of "improper conduct." Key moments brought outside attention to these policies: the defection of ballet dancers in Paris in 1966, a 48-hour period in 1980 when more t... Read allAn examination of Cuba's "moral purges" that began in 1964 with UMAP camps for those suspected of or found guilty of "improper conduct." Key moments brought outside attention to these policies: the defection of ballet dancers in Paris in 1966, a 48-hour period in 1980 when more than 11,000 Cubans sought asylum in Havana's Peruvian embassy, and the brief detention of w... Read all
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
119
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POPULARITY
175,859
121,632
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    • Directors
      • Néstor Almendros
      • Orlando Jiménez Leal
    • Writer
      • Néstor Almendros
    • Stars
      • Lorenzo Monreal
      • Jorge Lago
      • Julio Medina
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    • Directors
      • Néstor Almendros
      • Orlando Jiménez Leal
    • Writer
      • Néstor Almendros
    • Stars
      • Lorenzo Monreal
      • Jorge Lago
      • Julio Medina
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    • 2User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 win

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    Lorenzo Monreal
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    Julio Medina
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    César Bermudez
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    José Mario
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    Rafael De Palet
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    Jorge Ronet
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    Héctor Aldao
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    Jaime Bellachasse
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    Mireya Robles
    Luís Lazo
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    Abreu Abreu
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    Elaine Del Castillo
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    • Directors
      • Néstor Almendros
      • Orlando Jiménez Leal
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      • Néstor Almendros
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      The word 'paranoia' is misspelled wrong in one of the many subtitles.
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      Herberto Padilla: Sartre once said to us: "In Cuba, there are no Jews but there are homosexuals". Those in power always find some element of society that antagonizes them. Furthermore, homosexuals - this is my own unscientific opinion - are people who always question the world they live in. They are by nature active, they're never sad. On the other hand, heterosexuals tend to be melancholic, they get over-attached to things, say, a landscape, an old shoe

      [laughs]

      Herberto Padilla: , right? I don't know why but they can't really adapt to new ways of life like going into exile.

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    7/10
    Interesting, politically important, but flawed documentary
    Strong, if heavy handed documentary about Castro's horrific mistreatment of gay Cubans.

    Always interesting, but somehow not as powerful as it might be. Maybe because it's too sure of it's own POV. There's no pretense of balance or questioning of the claims made by victims. While I have no doubt of their honesty, it doesn't feel like the film is interested in doing more than proving it's point with talking heads recounting stories..

    Also, its focus seems to drift at times, into more generic, general Castro bashing, which is less effective, and starts to undermine the power of the specific arguments being made here.
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    • Jul 18, 2010

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    • Release date
      • March 21, 1984 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • France
    • Languages
      • Spanish
      • French
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Conducta impropia
    • Production companies
      • France 2 (FR2)
      • Les Films du Losange
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 52 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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