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Bitter Sugar

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A patriot (René Lavan) with a rebellious brother falls in love with a dissident's daughter (Mayte Vilán) in Castro's Cuba.

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Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Jun 30, 2005
2/5
Mary Ann Brussat Spirituality & Practice Aug 26, 2002
Presents a fascinating glimpse of Cuba as a country of shattered dreams and unfulfilled promises. Go to Full Review
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bill t @Spuzz May 30, 2011 Just ok drama here exploring the hardships of living in Cuba. Gustavo tries to eak out a living in Havana while waiting to go abroad with a scholarship, his dad gets a job at a swanky tourist resort because his psychiatrist job doesnt pay enoughm and his brother seems to do nothing but protest all day long. Meanwhile, Gustavo has his eye on a cute little brunette, but even, yes, she has some secrets. While it's intentions are certainly genuine, I think this was a wee bit too much politics to cram into one movie. Gustavo's problems are interesting, but his brother's are just a bit unneccessary, distracting and, quite frankly, over the top to be in this movie. The cinematography is excellent and whatnot but the story could have used a little simmering down. See more Mar 26, 2011 Honestly, I only kept watching because I thought Mayte Vilan lit up the screen. Or maybe I just thought she was hot. This is amateur stuff, mediocre and dull. Blah blah blah communism is bad blah blah blah. See more Apr 10, 2009 A scathing commentary on the failures of the revolution in Cuba. Good performances all around. See more Mar 11, 2009 Pretty good, but could've been better. At times I didn't know what side it was on. See more Mar 1, 2009 I found the movie depressing but one that compelled me to watch. See more Jul 13, 2008 a very odd movie that we had to watch in spansih class. it was pretty good though. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A patriot (René Lavan) with a rebellious brother falls in love with a dissident's daughter (Mayte Vilán) in Castro's Cuba.
Director
Leon Ichaso
Producer
Jaime Pina, Leon Ichaso
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Spanish
Box Office (Gross USA)
$446.8K
Runtime
1h 42m
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