I finished reading Ada Ferrer's 'Cuba: An America History " recently and this film is a great companion to that book, in that it centers the Cuban people and their struggle for freedom, self-determination and survival. The three Borrego brothers seemed to embody the campesino spirit of struggle yet love of the land and life. It was hard seeing their indomitable spirits crushed by the societal decay of the special period.
My main complaint is I wish they had done the whole film in Spanish and used subtitles, the language transitions are jarring and sometimes hard to follow.
I've never been to Cuba so I was glad I was able to see pieces of the island through the lens of the cameraman. Nice work.
My main complaint is I wish they had done the whole film in Spanish and used subtitles, the language transitions are jarring and sometimes hard to follow.
I've never been to Cuba so I was glad I was able to see pieces of the island through the lens of the cameraman. Nice work.