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Filmed by the great Russian direction Mikhail Kalatozov, I Am Cuba is an epic poem to Communist kitsche whirling, feverish dance through the sensuous decadence of Batistas Havana and the grinding poverty and oppression of the Cuban people. In four main stories showing the rise of the revolution, Kalatozov's astonishling acrobatic camera takes the viewer on a rapturous rollercoaster ride of bathing beauties, landless peasants and student revolutionaries. Streaming available on Amazon Prime as of 9/12/2019.

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