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Video de Familia (2001)

Video de Familia poster
Original title
Video de familia
Directed by
Humberto Padrón
Genre
drama film, LGBTQ-related film
Country
Cuba
Runtime
48 min
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A Cuban family records video letters for a son who has moved to the United States. The film consists of five long takes that capture their fractured relationships and daily life.

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What happens

Video de familia is an independent Cuban film made in 2001. It tells the story of a broken Cuban family with a homosexual son which has emigrated to the US. The film is composed of 5 shots of 10 minutes each, in the form of Video Letters. The film has won a number of awards in Cuba. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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