I Am Cuba, the Siberian Mammoth

1h 31min

Documentary

History

Contemporary film critics regard the epic film I Am Cuba as a modern masterpiece. The 1964 Cuban/Soviet coproduction marked a watershed moment of cultural collaboration between two nations. Yet the film never found a mass audience, languishing for decades until its reintroduction as a "classic" in the 1990s. Vicente Ferraz explores the strange history of this cinematic tour de force, and the deeper meaning for those who participated in its creation.

Cast

Othon Bastos

Othon Bastos

Self (archive footage)
Fidel Castro

Fidel Castro

Self (archive footage)
Maurício do Valle

Maurício do Valle

Self (archive footage)
Yevgeny Yevtushenko

Yevgeny Yevtushenko

Self (archive footage)
Jean-Luc Godard

Jean-Luc Godard

Self (archive footage)
Tomás Gutiérrez Alea

Tomás Gutiérrez Alea

Self (archive footage)
Glauber Rocha

Glauber Rocha

Self (archive footage)
Sergey Urusevskiy

Sergey Urusevskiy

Self (archive footage)

Release date

16th Sep 2005

Status

Released

Spoken languages

Español, Português, Pусский