Epicentro (2020)

Directed by

Hubert Sauper

Genre

documentary film

Country

France, Austria

Runtime

1h 48m

Rated

AA

Rating

5.8 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A documentary travelogue that examines Cuba's culture and people. It offers a perspective on the country's history and lingering Cold War tensions.

thoughtfulaffectionateevocativeslow-pacedreflectiveobservationalhistorical

What happens

Epicentro is a 2020 Spanish-language documentary film directed by Hubert Sauper. The film stars Oona Chaplin and has been described as a travelogue focused on Cuba. At the 2020 Sundance Film Festival, it won the Grand Jury Prize in the World Cinema Documentary Competition and it has a 90% rating on review-aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes. The critical consensus on Rotten Tomatoes reads, "As evocative as it is thought-provoking, Epicentro takes an affectionate look at a people and culture -- and delivers a quietly effective rejoinder to lingering Cold War resentment." It runs for 107 minutes and is in English and Spanish with English subtitles. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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