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      Bitter Sugar

      1996 1h 42m Drama List
      Reviews 72% Audience Score 500+ Ratings A patriot (René Lavan) with a rebellious brother falls in love with a dissident's daughter (Mayte Vilán) in Castro's Cuba. Read More Read Less

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      Marjorie Baumgarten Austin Chronicle Rated: 3/5 Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 2/5 Jun 30, 2005 Full Review Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat Spirituality & Practice Presents a fascinating glimpse of Cuba as a country of shattered dreams and unfulfilled promises. Aug 26, 2002 Full Review Read all reviews

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      bill t Just ok drama here exploring the hardships of living in Cuba. Gustavo tries to eak out a living in Havana while waiting to go abroad with a scholarship, his dad gets a job at a swanky tourist resort because his psychiatrist job doesnt pay enoughm and his brother seems to do nothing but protest all day long. Meanwhile, Gustavo has his eye on a cute little brunette, but even, yes, she has some secrets. While it's intentions are certainly genuine, I think this was a wee bit too much politics to cram into one movie. Gustavo's problems are interesting, but his brother's are just a bit unneccessary, distracting and, quite frankly, over the top to be in this movie. The cinematography is excellent and whatnot but the story could have used a little simmering down. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Honestly, I only kept watching because I thought Mayte Vilan lit up the screen. Or maybe I just thought she was hot. This is amateur stuff, mediocre and dull. Blah blah blah communism is bad blah blah blah. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member A scathing commentary on the failures of the revolution in Cuba. Good performances all around. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/24/23 Full Review Audience Member Pretty good, but could've been better. At times I didn't know what side it was on. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Audience Member I found the movie depressing but one that compelled me to watch. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Audience Member a very odd movie that we had to watch in spansih class. it was pretty good though. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/03/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis A patriot (René Lavan) with a rebellious brother falls in love with a dissident's daughter (Mayte Vilán) in Castro's Cuba.
      Director
      Leon Ichaso
      Producer
      Pelayo Garcia
      Genre
      Drama
      Original Language
      Spanish
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $446.8K
      Runtime
      1h 42m