Completed - SPANISH, RUSSIAN - Drama - 107 minutes
Cuba, 1989: a Russian Literature professor is ordered to work as a translator for child victims of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster sent to Cuba for medical treatment.
Year of production : 2018 Director(s) : Rodrigo BARRIUSO, Sebastian BARRIUSO Writer(s) : Lindsay GOSSLING Cast : Rodrigo SANTORO, Maricel ALVAREZ, Milda GECAITE Producer(s) : Sebastian BARRIUSO (CREATIVE ARTISANS MEDIA), Lindsay GOSSLING (Involving Pictures)
In the wake of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, Malin, a Russian literature professor at The University of Havana, is sent to translate between Cuban doctors and children sent from the USSR for medical treatment. Torn from the abstract world of academia andforced into the relentlessly real world of medicine, Malin becomes increasingly depressed. When he meets a child who tells him a story, Malin connects with the kids and finds his way through. Just as he adapts to his new job, the Berlin Wall falls and Cuba enters the deepest economic crisis the island has ever known. But Malin is now so entrenched in the lives of the ChernobylChildren that he doesn’t notice his young family suffering. He must find his way back to his wife and child through the lessons he learns at the hospital – and become a better person on the way.
Country(ies) : CANADA, CUBA
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Ventana Sur 2018 Video LibrarySundance 2018 (World Cinema Drama)Guadalajara FICG 2018 (Competition)San Francisco 2018 (Official Selection)Shanghai 2018 (Golden Goblet for Best Director )