Beyond the Sea

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Beyond the Sea

2004

1h 20m

Documentary

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In 1980, a bus driver in Havana crashes through the fence of the Peruvian Embassy in a bid for political asylum. This event sets off an outbreak of protests in Cuba, with thousands of people demanding to leave the island. In response, Cuban leader Fidel Castro opens Mariel, a port city about 90 miles off the coast of Key West. Over the course of a few months, a number of private American ships flock to the port and carry 125,000 Cubans to the United States.

Dana Stevens

New York Times

03/23/2005

3/5

Beyond the Sea (Más Allá del Mar) not to be confused with the recent Bobby Darin biopic of the same English title, tells the story of the Mariel boatlift from Cuba.

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Russell Scott Smith

New York Post

03/23/2005

2.5/4

It's ultimately a shallow effort.

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David Ng

Village Voice

03/22/2005

Grants a quiet dignity to its subjects without sanctifying them. And the less-than-ideal outcome of many of their lives rings all the more powerfully for being so plainly presented.

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Ken Fox

TV Guide

03/25/2005

3.5/5

Lisandro Perez-Rey's excellent documentary is a riveting account of one of the most extraordinary events in U.S. immigration history.

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David Sterritt

Christian Science Monitor

03/24/2005

3/4

Full of fascinating eye-witness accounts.

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Synopsis

In 1980, a bus driver in Havana crashes through the fence of the Peruvian Embassy in a bid for political asylum. This event sets off an outbreak of protests in Cuba, with thousands of people demanding to leave the island. In response, Cuban leader Fidel Castro opens Mariel, a port city about 90 miles off the coast of Key West. Over the course of a few months, a number of private American ships flock to the port and carry 125,000 Cubans to the United States.

Director: Lisandro Perez-Rey
Producer: Lisandro Perez-Rey
Screenwriter: Lisandro Perez-Rey
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 15, 2004, Original
Rerelease Date (Theaters): Mar 23, 2005
Runtime: 1h 20m