Synopsis
At the beginning of the Cuban Revolution, Pedro, a young activist in the Communist Party, falls in love with Tatiana. He marries her and they have two children, Valentina and Ernesto, whom they raise in an atmosphere full of love, joy, and revolutionary ideology. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Pedro falls ill and dies suddenly. In Cuba, the situation grows worse. Valentina flees to Miami and Ernesto, who has become a taxi driver, leaves for Paris with one of his fares, a French woman. Tatiana remains behind alone in Cuba.
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- Executive Producer : Mémoire Magnétique
Full credits (8)
- Executive Producer : Éric Darmon
- Screenwriter : Yan Vega
- Editors : Orian Petterson, Michèle Darmon
- Sound Recordist : Shinya Kitamura
- Voice : Carolina Miranda, Lazaro Martinez, Pilar Ayuso Vega, Hugo Garcia, Nico, Olga Lopez Hernandez, Yakelin Garcia, Javier Barro, Ana Lilyan Falcon, Lennon Diaz, Lazlo F. Martinez Vega, Tania Hernandez, Alberto Fagundo
- Sound Editor : Shinya Kitamura
- Special Effects : Orian Petterson
- Sound mixer : Amélie Canini
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Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama, Portrait
- Themes : Family, History
- Production language : Spanish
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2007
- Runtime : 16 min
- Visa number : 119.289
- Visa issue date : 18/12/2007
- Production formats : HD
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 16/9
- Audio format : Stereo
- Rating restrictions : None
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