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Cuban Rafters (2002)

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 2H 0M

Director : Josep Maria Domènech, Carles Bosch

Synopsis

The story of Cuban refugees who risked their lives in homemade rafts to reach the United States, and what life is like for those who succeed.

Actors

Maria Celeste Arraras
Maria Celeste Arraras
Herself (archive footage)
Fidel Castro
Fidel Castro
Himself (archive footage)
Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
Himself (archive footage)
Guillermo Armas
Guillermo Armas
Himself

Crews

Josep Maria Domènech
Josep Maria Domènech
Director
David Trueba
David Trueba
Writer
Carles Bosch
Carles Bosch
Director
Carles Bosch
Carles Bosch
Writer

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