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Fleeing Cuba, 45 minutes, 2010 (Ref: 777) |
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This is the story of
two young Cubans: Yosbel and Carlos. With very rare
access, this dramatic film shows us, step by step,
the process of organizing an "illicit departure"
from Cuba. These two young men get together a crew
in order to build a makeshift craft, with materials
that are bought in Havana’s black market. They tell
us their life stories and the reasons that motivate
them to take such a risky endeavour and cross the 90
miles that separates them from their "American
dream". The escape plan is affected by several
unexpected complications and our main character (Yosbel)
decides to leave everyone behind and reaches the US
through yet another risky route. We catch up with
him in Manhattan, where he tells us about the
tortuous ordeal that got him into the US. He also
shares with us his reasons for leaving everyone
behind as well as his excitement about his new life
and a few disappointments, as the reality of the
current crisis in the US didn’t match his dream. Six
months later, Carlos also found a way to escape the
island, but this time heading south, to Ecuador –
the only country that is currently giving visas to
Cubans. From there he made his way to Miami via
Haiti, Puerto Rico & Georgia courtesy of a bogus
marriage.
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