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Alden Knight | ... | Víctor Hugo (as Aiden Knigth) |
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Verónica Lynn | ... | Candelaria |
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Manuel Viveros | ... | El Negro |
Philipp Hochmair | ... | El Carpintero | |
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Juan Oscar Margrina | ... | Pereyra o Turista Argentino |
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Diego Tomatis | ... | Pereyra Jr. o Turista Argentino Joven (as Diego Martin Tomatis) |
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Felix Rondón | ... | Basilio |
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Raúl E. Zerquera | ... | Guardia de Seguridad Tabacalera (as Raúl Enriquez Zerquera) |
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Leoncio De La Torre Gómez | ... | Guardia del Hotel |
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Yailín Rodríguez | ... | La Gorda (as Yailín Rodríguez García) |
The movie is set on Cuba during the Special Period midway through the 1990s, at a time when a strict trade embargo was in force. The protagonists are a magnificent couple of septuagenarians who, as they hurtle towards the sunset of their lives, rediscover mutual love, and even a touch of passion. Written by Vittoria Scarpa
This movie tells the story of Candelaria and Victor Hugo, an older couple in Havana. They live in the times of one of the biggest crisis in Cuba where food is scarce and they have to raise chickens illegally to eat. One day Candelaria finds a video camera which is a luxury for Cubans and takes it home. Victor Hugo starts using the camera to record moments with Candelaria. This leads to a money lender seeing an opportunity that Victor Hugo and Candelaria are embarrassed to take.
The movie is nice and quite funny, the characters are cute in their relationship and it shows how even in very bad poverty, happiness can be found.