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La Arrancada
On the Starting Line

World Premiere - Berlinale Panorama
France / Cuba / Brasil / 63min / 16:9 / Dobly 5.1 / 4k / 2019
Directed by Aldemar Matias
Screenplay by Aldemar Matias
Produced by David Hurst
Cinematography by Aldemar Matias
Edited by Jeanne Oberson
Sound by Romain Ozanne
With:
Jenniffer LAMOTH RODRIGUEZ
Marbelis RODRIGUEZ LAMOTH
Jenniffer is a young sportswoman questioning her career as a national athlete in Cuba. Her mother, Marbelis, is the tough boss of a public fumigation center in downtown Havana. As her brother is getting ready to leave the country, Jenniffer struggles to find her place. This intimate family chronicle, seen from the perspective of two women, unfolds the portrait of a generation unsure of what’s next in Cuba.
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