Rotten Tomatoes
Cancel Movies Tv shows FanStore News Showtimes

For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story

Play trailer Poster for For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story PG-13 2000 2h 0m Biography Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist Tomatometer Popcornmeter
Tomatometer 2 Reviews 78% Popcornmeter 500+ Ratings
In this movie based on a true story, Arturo Sandoval (Andy Garcia) is a phenomenal trumpet player, but he faces a major obstacle in pursuing his art: Jazz is illegal in his homeland, Cuba, where only state-sanctioned music can be played. Yearning to escape the repression and censorship of the Castro regime, Sandoval knows the only way he will be able to fulfill his passion will be to flee to the United States. However, he has fallen in love with Marianela (Mía Maestro), a dedicated communist.

Critics Reviews

View All (2) Critics Reviews
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 3/5 Jul 28, 2005 Full Review Brian J. Arthurs Beach Reporter (Southern California) Rated: 3/5 Oct 18, 2002 Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

View All (22) audience reviews
Audience Member This is an absolutely fantastic movie. Not only for me as a trumpet player, but it shows the struggles of those living in a communist country under oppressive regimes. It also is a very well done movie that has fantastic casting that look like the real life people that the movie is based off of. Incredibly accurate to the true story and even the sets look just like the real footage taken by Dizzy Gillespie. Had fantastic music (legitimately performed by the real musicians) and overall a fabulous production. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Audience Member Great movie! Especially if you love the trumpet. A story of freedom. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/11/23 Full Review Audience Member Loved it, if your a music buff watch this.. based on a true story this film is worth the watch. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review Audience Member This is an Excellent film, it shows how Fidel and the communists treat people in Cuba. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/10/23 Full Review Audience Member A true story about a man who chose what was right even though it was not easy. An incredible take of Cuba during the Revolution Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Audience Member Far too long....but interesting. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/23/23 Full Review Read all reviews
For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story

My Rating

Read More Read Less POST RATING WRITE A REVIEW EDIT REVIEW

Cast & Crew

Show Less Cast & Crew Show More Cast & Crew
View All For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story photos

For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story

For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story (2000) For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story (2000) For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story (2000) For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story (2000) View more photos

Movie Info

Synopsis In this movie based on a true story, Arturo Sandoval (Andy Garcia) is a phenomenal trumpet player, but he faces a major obstacle in pursuing his art: Jazz is illegal in his homeland, Cuba, where only state-sanctioned music can be played. Yearning to escape the repression and censorship of the Castro regime, Sandoval knows the only way he will be able to fulfill his passion will be to flee to the United States. However, he has fallen in love with Marianela (Mía Maestro), a dedicated communist.
Director
Joseph Sargent
Producer
Celia D. Costas
Screenwriter
Timothy J. Sexton
Rating
PG-13, TV-PG
Genre
Biography
Original Language
English
Release Date (DVD)
Sep 28, 2004
Runtime
2h 0m