Santa & Andres (2016)

  • 18A
  • 09/11/2016 (CA)
  • Drama
  • 1h 45m

Overview

Santa, a peasant woman loyal to the Revolution, is sent to guard Andrés, a gay writer who is under house arrest, considered “ untrustworthy” for his ideas and sexuality by the Cuban authorities. Set in a small village in eastern Cuba during the early 1980s, this poignant political drama depicts an encounter between two deeply thoughtful souls on opposite sides of a profound cultural divide. Both have experienced deep loss, and both know the damaging effects of isolation and oppression. Even so, the cavernous ideological divide separating them — the same one that has separated Cuban friends and kin for over 50 years — has until now seemed insurmountable.

Carlos Lechuga

Writer, Director, Story

Eliseo Altunaga

Story

Cast

Lola Amores's headshot

Lola Amores

Santa
Eduardo Martinez's headshot

Eduardo Martinez

Andrés
Luna Tinoco's headshot

Luna Tinoco

Isabel
George Abreu's headshot

George Abreu

Jesus
César Domínguez's headshot

César Domínguez

El Mudo
Ederlys Rodríguez's headshot

Ederlys Rodríguez

Enfermera
Maikel Alexi Sánchez's headshot

Maikel Alexi Sánchez

Jefe de Sector

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