History Is Written at Night
Synopsis
A huge blackout has plunged Cuba into darkness. In the streets, the inhabitants try to escape the gloom while the bonfires seem to announce the end of an era. Taking refuge inside our house, my mother tells me about a vision that has been tormenting her for years.
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- Executive Producer : Vega Alta Films
- Foreign production companies : Estudio ST, La Concretera Producciones
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- Executive Producer : Boris Prieto
- Screenwriter : Alejandro Alonso
- Directors of Photography : Alejandro Alonso, Lázaro Lemus
- Music Composer : Rafael Ramírez
- Editor : Alejandro Alonso
- Foreign producers : Daniela Muñoz Barroso, Alejandro Alonso
- Special Effects : Daniel Alemán
- Participant : Teresita Estrella
- Sound design : Sergio Fernández Borrás
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- Type : Short film
- Genres : Documentary
- Sub-genre : Auteur documentary
- Themes : Family, Emigration, Politics
- Production language : Spanish
- Coproducer countries : France, Cuba
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 50% French (France, Cuba)
- Production year : 2024
- Runtime : 19 min 58 seconds
- Production formats : HD
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 4/3
- Audio format : 5.1
- Rating restrictions : None
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