Santa Andres

Audience Score
64
NR 1 hr 45 minDrama
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
DirectorCarlos Lechuga
WriterCarlos Lechuga

Movie Details

Original Language:Spanish
Production Companies:Producciones de la 5ta Avenida Promenades Films Igolai Producciones