Completed - SPANISH - Science-fiction - 104 minutes
In an alternate reality, Fidel Castro uses genetic engineering to build the new man and thus save utopia.
Year of production : 2021 Director(s) : Miguel COYULA Writer(s) : Miguel COYULA Cast : Lynn CRUZ, Carlos GRONLIER, Hector NOAS, Mariana ALOM, Fernando PEREZ, Aramis DELGADO, Eric MORALES, Gabriela RAMOS, Jeff PUCILLO, Felix BEATON Producer(s) : Lynn CRUZ (Producciones Piramide), Miguel COYULA (Producciones Piramide)
In an alternate reality, Fidel Castro uses genetic engineering to build the new man and thus save utopia. The experiment fails as these beings are highly intelligent but also cruel and uncontrollable. Rejected by their own creators, a group organizes a series of terrorist actions, and chaos reigns on the island. Elena, one of its members traces the origin of her genes and begins a journey to try to discover her humanity.PLOT KEYWORDS: Cuba | revolution | ideology | literature | memory | dystopia | biopunk | techno-politics | body horror | genetic manipulation | experimental
Country(ies) : CUBA
Ventana Sur 2021Minsk International Film Festival «Listapad» 2021 (Cinema of the Young Competition. Diploma for the Audacity of the Idea)Moscow IFF 2021 (Official Competition)Guadalajara FICG 2021 (Iberoamerican Competition /HFPA Award)Reflets du cinéma ibérique et latino-américain 2022Cinélatino - Rencontres de Toulouse 2022BAFICI (Buenos Aires) 2022Fantaspoa - Festival de Cine Fantastico de Porto Alegre 2022Chicago Latino Film Festival 2022International Filmfestival Innsbruck 2022CineBH - International Film Festival 2022Festival de Cine de Todos los Santos 2022Cine Horizontes - Festival de Cinéma Espagnol de Marseille 2022Festival Internacional por los Derechos Humanos - Colombia 2022Buenos Aires Rojo Sangre 2022Censurados Film Festival 2023