Wasp Network (2019)

The story of five Cuban political prisoners who had been imprisoned by the United States since the late 1990s on charges of espionage and murder.

Director:

Olivier Assayas

Writers:

Olivier Assayas, Fernando Morais (inspired by the book 'The Last Soldiers of the Cold War')

Stars:

Penélope Cruz, Edgar Ramírez, Gael García Bernal

1 win & 3 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Penélope Cruz	...	Olga Salanueva
Edgar Ramírez	...	Rene Gonzalez
Gael García Bernal	...	Gerardo Hernandez
Ana de Armas	...	Ana Magarita Martinez
Wagner Moura	...	Juan Pablo Roque
Leonardo Sbaraglia	...	Jose Basulto
Nolan Guerra	...	Cruz León (as Nolan Guerra Fernandez)
Osdeymi Pastrana	...	Irma Gonzalez (as Osdeymi Pastrana Miranda)
Tony Plana	...	Luis Posada Carriles
Julian Flynn	...	'El Tigre Viamonte' (PUND's pilot)
Anel Perdomo	...	Viramontez's Wife
Amada Morado	...	Tete
Leandro Cáceres	...	Ponzón (as Leandro Caceres)
Harlys Becerra	...	CANF Activist
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Joyce Biersteker	...	Miami Reporter

Storyline

Havana, early 90's. René González, a Cuban pilot, steals a plane and flees Cuba, leaving behind his beloved wife and daughter. He starts a new life in Miami. Other Cuban defectors soon follow and start a spy network. Their mission is to infiltrate violent anti-Castro organizations responsible for terror attacks on the island.

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Plot Keywords:

written by director | communism | cigar smoking | pregnant | spy | 

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Taglines:

Traitors or Heroes?

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Did You Know?

Trivia

Pedro Pascal was originally cast but dropped out for undisclosed reasons and was replaced by Leonardo Sbaraglia.

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Goofs

As Jose Basulto lines up the aircraft for the leaflet drop, a compact full-color moving-map GPS navigator can be seen at the top of the instrument panel. This type of flight instrument was not available in the early 1990s.

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Connections

Featured in CTV News at 11:30 Toronto: Episode dated 9 September 2019 (2019)

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Soundtracks

Así te amo
Written and Performed by Willy DeVille

User Reviews

All over the place, not worth the investment in time

The plot jumps all over the place. Multiple storylines that don't interlink well at all, which was disappointing because some of true characters were really strong. Some strange decisions on camera angles and sequencing also don't make it easy on the eye.

Details

Country:

France Brazil Spain Belgium

Language:

English Spanish Russian

Release Date:

19 June 2020 (USA)

Also Known As:

Wasp Network

Filming Locations:

Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$1,566,104

Company Credits

Production Co:

RT Features, CG Cinéma, Nostromo Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

127 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1