The Companion

In the 80's, when fear spread faster than HIV, Cuba confined the epidemic behind a wall

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Drama

Overview

At the height of the 1980s AIDS epidemic, Cuban boxing champion Horacio's punishment for failing a drug test is to watch over the brash, combative Daniel, a patient in a sanatorium where HIV patients are compulsorily confined. The two collide as Daniel yearns for freedom while Horacio dreams of returning to the ring.

Keywords

aids
cuba

Details

Status: Released
Release date: March 11, 2016
Original language: Spanish
Spoken languages: Spanish
Countries: Panama, Cuba
Cast: Iván Colas,Camila Arteche,Yerlín Pérez López,Michel Pentón,Jazz Vilá,Héctor Vinent,Jorge Molina,Yailene Sierra,Yotuel Romero,Armando Miguel Gómezand 2 more
Director: Pavel Giroud
Writer: Pavel Giroud,Alejandro Brugués,Pierre Edelman
Producer: Daniel Díaz Ravelo,Antonio Lopez,Lía Rodríguez
Cinematography: Ernesto Calzado Yanes
Music: Ulises Hernández,Sergio Valdes
Budget: Not recorded
Revenue: Not recorded
Homepage: Official site
IMDb: tt5095010