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Maluala (1979)

Maluala poster
Directed by
Sergio Giral
Genre
drama film
Country
Cuba
Runtime
1h 20m
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

The film is the third part of a trilogy about enslaved people fighting for freedom in 19th century Cuba. It focuses on a community of escaped slaves who have built a fortified settlement, and shows their struggle to defend their independence against colonial authorities.

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What happens

Maluala est un drame historique cubain réalisé par Sergio Giral et sorti en 1979. Après El otro Francisco (1975) et Rancheador (1976), il s'agit du dernier volet de la trilogie cinématographique du réalisateur Sergio Giral sur la lutte pour la liberté des esclaves cubains. Le film a remporté le Grand Corail du meilleur film lors du Festival international du nouveau cinéma latino-américain de La Havane et est doublé en allemand par la Deutsche Film AG. Il est sorti dans les salles de cinéma est-allemandes le 15 janvier 1982. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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