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La Arrancada

On the Starting Line

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World Premiere - Berlinale Panorama

France / Cuba / Brazil / 63min / 16:9 / Dolby 5.1 / 4k / 2019
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Directed by Aldemar Matias
Screenplay by Aldemar Matias
Produced by David Hurst
Cinematography by Aldemar Matias
Edited by Jeanne Oberson
Sound by Romain Ozanne
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With:
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Jenniffer LAMOTH RODRIGUEZ
Marbelis RODRIGUEZ LAMOTH
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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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