Film·2005·1h 31m

I Am Cuba, the Siberian Mammoth

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Contemporary film critics regard the epic film I Am Cuba as a modern masterpiece. The 1964 Cuban/Soviet coproduction marked a watershed moment of cultural collaboration between two nations. Yet the film never found a mass audience, languishing for decades until its reintroduction as a "classic" in the 1990s. Vicente Ferraz explores the strange history of this cinematic tour de force, and the deeper meaning for those who participated in its creation.

Directed by Vicente Ferraz

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12 credited

Othon Bastos
Othon BastosSelf (archive footage)
Alexander Calzatti
Alexander CalzattiSelf
Fidel Castro
Fidel CastroSelf (archive footage)
Luz María Collazo
Luz María CollazoSelf
Sergio Corrieri
Sergio CorrieriSelf
Maurício do Valle
Maurício do ValleSelf (archive footage)
Yevgeny Yevtushenko
Yevgeny YevtushenkoSelf (archive footage)
Vicente Ferraz
Vicente FerrazSelf
Raúl García Losada
Raúl García Losada
Jean-Luc Godard
Jean-Luc GodardSelf (archive footage)
Alfredo Guevara
Alfredo GuevaraSelf
Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Tomás Gutiérrez AleaSelf (archive footage)

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