Bitter Sugar
Bitter Sugar

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Gustavo is a young Havana Communist who believes in the revolution; he hopes for a scholarship to study aeronautical engineering in Prague. But his faith in the new Cuba is tested: his father, a psychiatrist, can make four times as much playing piano at a hotel for foreigners; his sweetheart, Yolanda, wants a career as a dancer and longs for the riches of Miami; his younger brother Bobby simply wants to play rock music, and as a result is in constant trouble with the authorit... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in Bitter Sugar:

René Lavan
Mayte Vilán
Miguel Gutierrez
Larry Villanueva
Luís Celeiro
Teresa Maria Rojas

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Gustavo is a young Havana Communist who believes in the revolution; he hopes for a scholarship to study aeronautical engineering in Prague. But his faith in the new Cuba is tested: his father, a psychiatrist, can make four times as much playing piano at a hotel for foreigners; his sweetheart, Yolanda, wants a career as a dancer and longs for the riches of Miami; his younger brother Bobby simply wants to play rock music, and as a result is in constant trouble with the authorities. When Bobby takes a shocking step of revolt and Gustavo is refused service at a foreigners-only bar, the contradictions in his resolve to become a "new man" push him to the breaking point.

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Spirituality and Practice - 4/10 by Frederic and Mary Ann BrussatPresents a fascinating glimpse of Cuba as a country of shattered dreams and unfulfilled promises.
User Review - 10/10 by irene cThis black-and-white drama set in modern Havana combines romance, politics and heavy doses of salsa music. Pro-Castro Gustavo (René Lavan) wants to study aeronautics in Prague; his brother, Bobby (Larry Villanueva), loves American rock 'n' roll; and his sultry girlfriend, Yolanda (Mayte Vilán), seeks fame as a dancer in Miami. All three of them must resort to drastic measures to escape the oppressive Cuban system and find happiness.
User Review - 10/10 by Rosario GOne of the most compelling anti-Castro movies ever done. Beautifully painful.
User Review - 8/10 by Jason SThis is a great romantic tragedy. It was also an eye-opener to life in Cuba.
User Review - 8/10 by Byron BA scathing commentary on the failures of the revolution in Cuba. Good performances all around.
User Review - 6/10 by Bill TJust 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.
User Review - 6/10 by Vineeta SA inside view of what life was like for intelligentsia and artists in Cuba under Castro in decline: living like exiles in their own country where the foreign investor is God. The tie between the narrative and polemical was less than seamless and the messaging over-obvious and repetitive at times. The screenplay seemed to work harder at telling, rather than showing.
User Review - 6/10 by Brandon Ra very odd movie that we had to watch in spansih class. it was pretty good though.
User Review - 6/10 by Private UOhh!! Man, What I went through in this film, I had to see it for one of my best friends so I can then write an analysys in english...this is a foreing film if you don't know it and not bad actually.
User Review - 4/10 by John DHonestly, 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.

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