The Sugar Curtain
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Cast & Crew
Camila Guzman Urzua
Claudio Martinez
Omar Sosa
Nathalie Trafford
Camila Guzman Urzua
Camila Guzman Urzua
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Synopsis
In the seventies and eighties, Cuba had overcome the crises of the first decade of the revolution and had settled into realizing a new identity, creating the new man Che had envisioned. Despite the lack of many material comforts, the idealism of the people kept afloat their proud, shared conviction that a new type of society was possible. People were not obsessed with consumption and gain and the basic necessities were provided, along with free education and health care. Here is an intimate portrait of those who lived Cuba's utopian dream during the golden era of the revolution. It is also a lament for the end of that dream, which began to fizzle after the fall of the Berlin Wall and has since continued on a downward spiral. Through interviews we learn of the disillusionment the Cuban people suffered--and continue to suffer--seeing the beloved island of their youth turn into a nightmare.
Director
Camila Guzman Urzua
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Released in United States 2007
Released in United States February 2007
Released in United States September 2006
Released in United States Summer July 25, 2007
Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (Forum) February 8-18, 2007.
Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival (Documentaries) April 26-May 10, 2007.
Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (Real to Reel) September 7-16, 2006.
Shown at Tribeca Film Festival (World Documentary Competition) April 25-May 6, 2007.
Released in United States 2007 (Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival (Documentaries) April 26-May 10, 2007.)
Released in United States 2007 (Shown at Tribeca Film Festival (World Documentary Competition) April 25-May 6, 2007.)
Released in United States February 2007 (Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (Forum) February 8-18, 2007.)
Released in United States Summer July 25, 2007 (NY)
Released in United States September 2006 (Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (Real to Reel) September 7-16, 2006.)
