Oceans are the Real Continents
Latin American Cinema
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Drama
Three stories of migration, exile and memory develop in the Cuban town of San Antonio de los Baños, a place that time forgot. Alex and Edith, a young couple in their thirties, build their lives upon small gestures, reminisces and a deep connection amidst the nation's ruins. Milagros survives selling peanut cones on the street, spending her days listening to the radio and reading old letters. Nine-year-old best friends Frank and Alain go to school and dream of emigrating to the U.S. to become baseball players.
A “beautifully realized” and “exquisite” (The Hollywood Reporter), OCEANS ARE THE REAL CONTINENTS brilliantly captures the complexity of life in Cuba today. With striking cinematography and a remarkable cast of first-time actors, this debut feature from writer/director Tommaso Santambrogio is a “wistful and poetic journey sure to linger on in memory” (InReview Online).
DIRECTED BY TOMMASO SANTAMBROGIO
ITALY, CUBA | 2023 | SPANISH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES
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