Defiant Souls (2018)
2018 · Movie · 94 min. · Cuba
Synopsis of Defiant Souls (2018)
1819. Enrique Faber, a Swiss surgeon, lands in Cuba in search for his son. After a few weeks of investigation, he is told that his son was burnt alive in the attack on a plantation led by a slave revolt. Enrique Faber does not believe this. He settles in Baracoa and carries on with his research. His success as a doctor and his marriage to Juana, a young strange and attractive pariah from the area soon create jealousies. Malicious rumours immediately spread about his high-pitched voice and his fragile appearance. One night, he comes across four men sent by a slave trader. They undress him and discover that Enrique is a woman... Enrique is thrown into jail. Soon begins the most scandalous trial of Cuban colonial history. Based on a true story
Direction Fernando Pérez · Laura Cazador
Cast Sylvie Testud · Yeni Soria · Antonio Buil · Giselle González Alpízar · Héctor Noas · Mario Guerra
Soundtrack Philippe Heritier
Screenplay Fernando Pérez · Laura Cazador
Cinematography Raul Pérez Ureta
Original title Insumisas
6.4
104 votes (FilmAffinity)
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