A Cuban Fight Against Demons (1971)

Original title

Una pelea cubana contra los demonios

Directed by

Tomás Gutiérrez Alea

Genre

drama film

Country

Cuba

Runtime

2h 10m

Rating

5.6 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Set in 17th century Cuba, a priest tries to protect his parish from colonial exploitation and local superstitions. The story examines how fear and power shape a community.

period dramagrittyhistoricalcontemplativetensegroundedpolitical

What happens

Una pelea cubana contra los demonios es una película dramática cubana estrenada en el 1971 y dirigida por Tomás Gutiérrez Alea.​ (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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