Clandestinos – Living Dangerously

(Clandestinos)

Cuba, 1987, 89 min, color
In Spanish; English subtitles
Credits:
Director

Synopsis

Set in the late 1950s, a young Cuban couple and their friends struggle with all their might, in the urban underground movement, against the Batista regime. They get into a dangerous crossfire with the secret service and police, and must fight for their lives.

 

One of the most ‘Hollywood’-like and commercially successful of all Cuban films, Clandestinos is a tense action-packed political thriller.

 

This first feature film by Fernando Pérez (Hello, Hemingway; Suite Havana; Madagascar) remains a Cuban box office hit until today.

 

(This film is ONLY available for sale on DVD and for research rentals. It may not be rented for a non-commercial public performance screening.)

Awards

1988  Coral Best Actress Award (Isabel Santos), Havana Film Festival

Press comments

“A moving story of young people who loved and fought with the same passion.
— Gene Siskel Film Center, Chicago

 

“Part heroic epic and part political thriller … one of the most popular Cuban films!”
— Ann Marie Stock, Framing Latin American Cinema

Availability

DVD Bonus Features:
  • Director's Biography & Filmography
  • Filmed Interview with Fernando Pérez (2007)

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