Caribe (2004)

Passion: of people for the land and sea, of corporations for riches, and of men and women for each other. Vicente and Abigail run a banana plantation in Limon Province, on the Caribbean ... See full summary »

Director:

Esteban Ramírez

Writers:

Ana Istarú (adaptation), Anna Iztaru

Stars:

Jorge Perugorría, Cuca Escribano, Maya Zapata

2 wins & 2 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Jorge Perugorría	...	Vicente Vallejo
Cuca Escribano	...	Abigail
Maya Zapata	...	Irene
Roberto McLean	...	Jackson
Vinicio Rojas	...	Ezequiel
Thelma Darkings	...	Lorraine
Bismark Méndez	...	Rupert
Leonardo Perucci	...	Gonzalo
Arnoldo Ramos	...	Sanabria
Gabriel Retes	...	Lloyd
Xinia Rubie	...	Marva
Michelle Jones	...	Roseta
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Sara Astica	...	Mrs. Monserrat
Melvin Méndez	...	Pescador

Storyline

Passion: of people for the land and sea, of corporations for riches, and of men and women for each other. Vicente and Abigail run a banana plantation in Limon Province, on the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica. Abigail's half-sister Irene, about whom Abigail knew nothing, comes to introduce herself. She is 21 and beautiful. Meanwhile, banana prices fall, threatening the plantation's finances. An oil company works with the government to get off-shore drilling rights, over local objection. Vicente is at the center of each cross-current. Will he fall for Irene, can he save the plantation, will he sell out to corporate offers? What of the coast: can its beauty be saved?

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Plot Keywords:

plantation | banana plantation | female nudity | 

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Genres:

Drama | Mystery

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Costa Rica]

Country:

Costa Rica

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

28 November 2006 (USA)

Also Known As:

Карибы

Filming Locations:

Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$7,276

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cinetel S.A.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min 90 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In fall 2005, this became the first-ever Costa Rican film to be submitted to the Academy Awards. Competing against over fifty other movies from around the world, it failed to be nominated for the 2006 Best Foreign Film Oscar.

User Reviews

A splendid motion picture

"Caribe" is not a masterpiece in any of its storytelling aspects. However, it delivers a perfectly enjoyable story, along with a magnificent cinematography. The narrative structure is set around two narrative axes, one of them embedding the other, each one having elements that relate and co-exist in excellent harmony. The story never loses the right pacing, and it shows a very good blending of the human figure with its natural environment (which is a character in itself). The acting is great, and for that we owe credit to the emerging director, Esteban Ramírez. Furthermore, the characters are very well written and masterfully complex; so, once you become familiarized with them, you can perceive their feelings without them even saying anything. I can't say I liked this picture because of all the hype it generated(in Costa Rica), but rather because of the way it really achieves in showing an interesting portrait of what happens when you interfere with the equilibrium of people's lives. Hopefully, Caribe will establish a reference for future projects in Costa Rica, as it is a very good example of nice movie making.