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Ticket to Paradise

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Original title

Boleto al paraíso (Ticket to Paradise)

Year

2010

Running time

88 min.

Country

Cuba

Director

Gerardo Chijona

Screenwriter

Gerardo Chijona, Francisco García, Maykel Rodriguez Ponjuan

Cast

Music

Edesio Alejandro

Cinematography

Raul Pérez Ureta

Producer

Co-production Cuba-Spain-Venezuela;

ICAIC, Malas Compañías P.C., Fundación Villa del Cine, Doce Gatos S.L, Ibermedia

Genre

Drama | Based on a true story. Sexual Abuse. Teen/coming-of-age

Synopsis

In 1993 Cuba, as a severe economic crisis rages, Eunice runs away from her small town and her sexually aggressive father. With nowhere to go, she joins up with a group of homeless teens hitchhiking to Havana. Eunice feels an instant connection to charismatic ringleader Alejandro. But her damaged past and his preoccupation with his dead-end existence stand in the way. Desperate, with no opportunities to improve their lives, the two consider taking extreme measures to reach an unlikely paradise.
Gerardo Chijona Valdes returns to the Sundance Film Festival with a film of heartbreaking intensity and rattling sensuality, filled with striking performances from a talented young cast. With a genuine affection for its lost-souled protagonists and tapping into the raw frustration endured during this period of Cuban history, Ticket to Paradise captures the drive toward hope in the face of utter despair, even when it leads to an unsettling and twisted place. (From Sundance.org)

Awards: 2011: Goya Awards: Nominated for Best Hispano American Film

2011: Málaga Film Festival: Best Latin American Film

2011: Sundance Film Festival: nominated to World Cinema Jury Prize (Dramatic).

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Ticket to Paradise

2010

Gerardo Chijona

5.7

(209)