Return to Ithaca

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Return to Ithaca

2014

1h 35m

Comedy

Drama

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63%

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8 Reviews

61%

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Fewer than 50 Ratings

Five old friends gather on a rooftop in Havana to dance, drink rum, and make sense of the past and present.

Peter Bradshaw

Guardian

08/24/2017

3/5

It is a bit stagey, but heartfelt and well acted.

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Jessica Kiang

The Playlist

10/10/2014

B

"Return to Ithaca" gently expands our understanding of life within a society that, in contrast to our own, did not even pretend to cultivate the idea that its citizens were free.

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A.A. Dowd

AV Club

09/11/2014

C+

Overwritten and un-cinematic ...

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Nicholas Bell

IONCINEMA.com

09/05/2019

3.5/5

Return to Ithaca, like its troubled characters, isn't without moments of great beauty and compelling camaraderie.

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Alexa Dalby

Dog and Wolf

10/18/2018

3/5

Return to Ithaca is a well-acted, wordy ensemble piece given momentum by the energy of its actors

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Rene Rodriguez

Miami Herald

11/12/2015

3/4

Return to Ithaca is a bracing and surprisingly vocal expression of angst and frustration by people torn between love for their country and the harsh letdown that resulted from their loyalty.

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Laurent Cantet

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Synopsis

Five old friends gather on a rooftop in Havana to dance, drink rum, and make sense of the past and present.

Director: Laurent Cantet
Producer: Laurent Baudens, Didar Domehri, Gaël Nouaille
Screenwriter: Laurent Cantet, Leonardo Padura
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: Spanish
Runtime: 1h 35m