Sessions
Domingo 08 – 16:00h – Teatro Cervantes
Lunes 09 – 21:30h – Multicines Rosaleda – Sala 2
Martes 10 – 21:30h – Cine Albéniz – Sala 4
Domingo 08 – 08:30h – Cine Albéniz – Sala 1
On the same day of the screening, non-exchangeable tickets will go on sale
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COUNTRY
Mexico, Cuba
PRODUCTION
Itaca Films Mexico, Audiovisuales ICAIC
YEAR2025
RUN TIME96 min
WRITING Mirtha Ibarra, Jorge Perugorría
CINEMATOGRAPHY Ernesto Granado
MUSIC
Jose Maria Vitier
EDITION Andrés Méndez Paz
CAST Mirtha Ibarra, Roberto Perdomo, Joel Angelino, Osvaldo Doimeadiós, Andrea Doimeadiós, Carmen Ruiz, Daniel Triana, Yordi Morejón
DISTRIBUTION Itaca Films
INTERNATIONAL SALES Itaca Films
CONTACT santiagogarciag@me.com
SYNOPSIS Iluminada, an elderly woman married to an alcoholic, lives in a society crippled by disillusion and under the threat of a mental-health pandemic. She faces the loss of her only sanctuary, the Cine Cuba, where she has worked for 30 years as an usher, using films to escape her harsh reality and her own neurosis. To save it, she must relive the conflicts of her youth and, with the help of Denis, the projectionist, reconcile with her past in order to imagine a future.
Jorge Perugorría
Key figure in Ibero-American cinema, he gained international recognition with
Strawberry and Chocolate (1993), the first Cuban film nominated for an Academy Award. Alongside his acclaimed acting career, he has built a solid trajectory as a director, bringing an authorial and socially engaged vision to films such as
Se Vende, Affinities and
Fátima, exploring identity, memory, and the contradictions of contemporary Cuba. Recipient of Cuba’s National Film Award in 2024.
FILMOGRAPHY
Jardines de la reina (documentary, 2016),
Fátima o el Parque de la Fraternidad (feature film, 2015),
Se Vende (feature film, 2012),
Amor crónico (feature film, 2012),
Afinidades (feature film, 2010),
Santiago y la Virgen en la Fiesta del Fuego (documental, 2005),
Habana abierta (documentary, 2003)
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