The Survivors
1979 · Movie · 130 min. · Cuba
Following the triumph of the revolution in 1959, many families left Cuba in an attempt to preserve their wealth and privilege. This dark comedy tells the story of one of these bourgeois families of aristocratic origin, which decided to remain in Cuba, isolating themselves and their servants within the walls of their mansion. This Cuban classic was never released commercially in the United States.
Direction Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Cast Enrique Santiesteban · Juanita Caldevilla · Germán Pinelli · Ana Viña · Reynaldo Miravalles · Vicente Revuelta · Leonor Borrero · Carlos Ruiz de la Tejera
Soundtrack Leo Brouwer
Screenplay Tomás Gutiérrez Alea · Antonio Benítez Rojo
Cinematography Mario Garcia Joya
Original title Los sobrevivientes
6.4
118 votes (FilmAffinity)
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