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.
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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.
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12 April 2002 (Spain) See more »Also Known As:
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It was originally a news video made in the mid 90s, when a lot of Cuban citizens started to try arriving at the USA by sea. Years later, the director and the director of photography tracked down the people of the video and filmed them at their new lives. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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This documentary is a gripping look at seven Cuban's daring escapes from their home country, and depressing US destinations. The movie beautifully portrays Cuba in a negative but wistful light, a light that seems all the better when the battered Cubans begin their bland new lives as Americans. Family drama overshadows the greater drama of the desperate exits from Cuba, but in the end nothing has changed. The little these people had in Cuba is eventually pined over when they are left with nothing in the US. An amazing but depressing film, Balseros shows us that the grass is always greener on the other side; except in America, where there is no grass left.