Gustavo is a young Havana Communist who believes in the revolution; he hopes for a scholarship to study aeronautical engineering in Prague. But his faith in the new Cuba is tested: his father, a psychiatrist, can make four times as much playing piano at a hotel for foreigners; his sweetheart, Yolanda, wants a career as a dancer and longs for the riches of Miami; his younger brother Bobby simply wants to play rock music, and as a result is in constant trouble with the authorities. When Bobby takes a shocking step of revolt and Gustavo is refused service at a foreigners-only bar, the contradictions in his resolve to become a “new man” push him to the breaking point.
Director: León Ichaso. AKA Bitter Sugar.
Writers: León Ichaso, Pelayo García, Orestes Matacena.
Stars: René Lavan, Mayte Vilán, Miguel Gutiérrez, Larry Villanueva, Luis Celeiro, Teresa Maria Rojas, Orestes Matacena, Caridad Ravelo, Jorge Pupo, Victor Checo, Virgilio Martí, Tony Almont, Félix Germán, Augusto Feria, Alejandro Gonzáles, F.C. Fernandez, Alejandro Galera, Jose Maria Almonte, Danilo Taveras, Nerea Alvarez, Henry García, Victor Ramirez, Marily Gallardo, Mercedes Morales, Soraya Gallardo, Paola Sanchez, Manuela Feliz, Flori Belle Perez, Nelson Eddie Figuero, Jorge Arismendi, Jennifer Gardner, Clemente, Luinis Quezada.
Cinematographer: José Ferro Jr., Jorge Fernando Rodriguez, Manuel Tejada.
Composer: Claudio Chea.
1996 Chicago International Film Festival – Nominated for the Gold Hugo.
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