I Am Cuba, the Siberian Mammoth

7.2

91m

2005

Documentary, History

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.

Starring

Othon Bastos, Alexander Calzatti, Fidel Castro, Luz María Collazo, Sergio Corrieri, Maurício do Valle, Yevgeny Yevtushenko, Vicente Ferraz, Raúl García Losada, Jean-Luc Godard

Directed By

Vicente Ferraz