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Cuba libre (2005)
Almodovar type Spanish farce
17 March 2006 - 4 out of 5 users found this review helpful.
I saw this at the San Diego Latino Film Festival March 15, 2006. This is a very funny movie, a Spanish farce along the lines of an early Almodovar movie or an Álex de la Iglesia movie. Its about some squatters in Madrid Spain who are chased by police and take refuge in the Cuban embassy. The Cuban ambassador is running for president of Cuba, expecting a dying Castro to finally declare democracy. Pandamonium ensues. I have a next door neighbor who lived in Madrid and he says the low wages and high rents there are oppressive. (as bad as San Diego) So I guess squatting is funny to the Spanish.The movie was shot cheaply (the film stock looked pretty washed out) but got a lot of value for the money.
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