The Companion (2015)
- Original title
- El acompañante
- Directed by
- Pavel Giroud
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Cuba, France
- Runtime
- 1h 44m
- Rating
- 6.0 of 10 from 9 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A prison inmate is assigned to be a companion to a fellow prisoner with a chronic illness. The two men form a reluctant bond that changes them both.
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What happens
The Companion (Spanish: El acompañante) is a 2015 Cuban drama film directed by Pavel Giroud. It was selected as the Cuban entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards but it was not nominated. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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