71SSIFF - 22/30 September 2023
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Agosto / August

Armando Capó
Cuba - Costa Rica - France      85 m.
Europe-Latin America Co-production Forum 2014 Films in Progress 32
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Cuba, summer 1994. In full swing of the Special Period, one of the biggest crises in the country’s history, thousands of Cuban rafters try to make the illegal crossing to the United States, not knowing if they’ll survive. With the start of the holidays, Carlos sets about enjoying a carefree August, kicking around with his friends and falling in love for the first time. He knows very little about his country’s uncertain future, until, one at a time, his neighbours and friends leave in search of a better life as friendships break and families separate. In this hot summer, Carlos’s world will turn upside down.  

Director
Armando Capó
Screenplay
Armando Capó , Abel Arcos
Production
La Feria Producciones, SA. (Costa Rica)
Marcela Esquivel Jiménez
Paraiso Production (France)
Nathalie Trafford
Dsafía Producciones (Chile)
Claudia Olivera
Sales
m-appeal world sales UG (Germany)
Photography
Javier Labrador Delafeu
Edition
Juan Soto, Ariel Escalante
Music
Alex Catona
Cast
Damián González Guerrero, Lola Amores Rodríguez, Rafael Lahera Suárez, Verónica Lynn López, Glenda Delgado Dominguez, Alejandro Guerrero Machado, Luis Ernesto Barcenas, Tatiana Monge Herrera
Format
DCP FOLLOWING DCI
Running Time
85 m.
Country
Cuba - Costa Rica - France
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