La Historia de un Marinero
"A Sailor's Story" is a self-referential documentary that recounts the most important events in the filmmaker's life through an imaginary character, a sailor who arrives on the Cuban coast with his plastic raft to meet its people and their idiosyncrasies, portray the current reality, and look back on the island's revolutionary history through the testimonies of its inhabitants.
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"A Sailor's Story" is a self-referential documentary that recounts the most important events in the filmmaker's life through an imaginary character, a sailor who arrives on the Cuban coast with his plastic raft to meet its people and their idiosyncrasies, portray the current reality, and look back on the island's revolutionary history through the testimonies of its inhabitants.
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- Release date
- Sep 25, 2024
- Runtime
- 1h 7m
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- Language
- Spanish
- Country
- Argentina, Cuba
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