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Free Havana

Facets / Year: 2012

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Synopsis

Gay civil rights issues are heard around the world, including Cuba. Free Havana paints a vivid picture of what it has been like to be gay in Cuba through the candid stories of six gay and lesbian individuals. From the Batista era to the Revolution to the Mariel Boatlift to present-day Cuba, Free Havana exposes the evolution of gay life from a time when homosexuality was considered a punishable crime to current efforts to promote a greater acceptance of freedom of sexual preference. Honest in approach and poignant in content, the stories of the six Cubans will inform and inspire as they touch your heart.

3 Reasons To buy this film

Get insight from six openly gay Cubans who speak candidly about life in their country and how it has changed over the years.
Anyone who has seen Before Night Falls, or read the memoir by Reinaldo Arenas, knows that gay men living in Cuba used to have it really rough.
In 2006, a shorter version of Free Havana became the first documentary of its kind to be screened at Havana's International Festival of New Latin Cinema, a milestone for gay cinema given the strict censorship in Cuba.

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DVD-R : $17.99

Availability: In stock and ready to ship
Region Code: 1
UPC: 736899137229
Catalog #: DR33979502

Studio : Facets

Languages: Spanish (Primary) , English Subtitles
Aspect Ratio: Widescreen
Features:
Interview(s): with director Eliezer Perez Angueira

Customer Reviews

A New Look at Cuba

Amos Lassen wrote on 06/24/2012:

A new documentary on Cuba shows us a country where homosexuality was a crime and punishable shows how society has changed and now advocates freedom of sexual preference. We see what it has been like to be gay in Cuba by seeing the stories of six gay and lesbian Cubans. The film covers from the Batista era to the present day and we see how LGBT life has evolved from being punishable by the government to the present-day efforts of greater acceptance and freedom. I love the honesty of the film and the stories inspire us and touch us directly.
The Cubans who appear in the film speak with candor about their country and how their lives have changed. We all are aware how rough it was once in Cuba and it is so good to see how things have changed. This is a longer version of a documentary that was released in 2006 and both films are very important for gay cinema and the struggle for freedom. As long as someone somewhere is not free, none of us are free and the film shows that freedom can be achieved.