Oceans are the Real Continents
Mesmerizing...stunning...an ode to a wounded, wondrous country that still bleeds and loses its young to emigration.
-- Patricia Boero, The Film Verdict
Oceans are the Real Continents
Three stories of migration, exile, and memory develop in the Cuban town of San Antonio De Los Baños, a place that time forgot. Alex and Edith, a young couple in their 30s, build their lives upon small gestures, reminisces, and a deep connection amidst the nation's ruins. Milagros survives selling peanut cones on the street, spending her days listening to the radio and reading old letters. Nine-year-old best friends Frank and Alain go to school and dream of emigrating to the U.S. to become baseball players.
A “beautifully realized” and “exquisite” (The Hollywood Reporter) debut from filmmaker Tommaso Santambrogio, Oceans are the Real Continents brilliantly captures the complexity of life in Cuba today. With striking cinematography and a remarkable cast of first-time actors, the film is a “wistful and poetic journey sure to linger on in memory” (InReview Online).
A “beautifully realized” and “exquisite” (The Hollywood Reporter) debut from filmmaker Tommaso Santambrogio, Oceans are the Real Continents brilliantly captures the complexity of life in Cuba today. With striking cinematography and a remarkable cast of first-time actors, the film is a “wistful and poetic journey sure to linger on in memory” (InReview Online).
Genre
Drama,
Worldwide Wednesdays
Runtime
120
Language
Spanish
Director
Tommaso Santambrogio
Writer(s)
Tommaso Santambrogio
Cast
Alexander Diego,
Edith Ibarra,
Frank Ernesto Lam,
Alain Alain Alfonso González,
Lola Amores,
Jhon Steven Baldriche
Awards:
Nominee, Giornate degli Autori Award, Venice Film Festival
Played at
Monica Film Center 1.29.25 - 2.02.25
Claremont 5 1.29.25 - 2.02.25
Newhall 1.29.25 - 2.02.25
Glendale 1.29.25 - 2.02.25
Town Center 5 1.29.25 - 2.02.25
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