The Rafter
The first Cuban Rafter- The journey that started an exodus After years of living under Fidel Castro's government, Cuba has fallen into a state of darkness and oppression.Freedom has been stripped from its people and daily life has been punctured by harassment and executions at the hands of Castro's National Police.
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The first Cuban Rafter- The journey that started an exodus After years of living under Fidel Castro's government, Cuba has fallen into a state of darkness and oppression. Freedom has been stripped from its people and daily life has been punctured by harassment and executions at the hands of Castro's National Police. After his childhood friend is violently killed in an altercation with a Castro sympathizer, 21 year old Reinaldo realizes he must find a way out and regain his freedom at any cost.
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- Mar 8, 2019
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- 0h 21m
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