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Original title: Balseros, Cuban Rafters
Release Date
• USA: Jul 23, 2003
Official Website:
Balseros Website
Running Time
2 hours, 0 minutes
Country Spain
Studio Television de Catalunya
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• Balseros
• Cuban Rafters (2002)
• Balseros, Cuban Rafters
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Genre: Documentary, Political, Society
Plot: This epic documentary examines the lives of seven Cubans who came to live in the United States after being rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard as they attempted to paddle across the ocean from Havana to Miami on ramshackle homemade rafts. Over 50,000 Cubans attempted this feat, trying to immigrate to the United States in 1994 seeking a better life outside of Fidel Castro's communist regime. However, when it became apparent that the boats were causing more drownings and deaths than successful passages, the U.S. intervened. Those who were caught leaving Havana on homemade boats were picked up and transplanted to a refugee camp at Guantanamo Bay where they served a nine-month probation. They were allowed to send messages to their families, and after the waiting period they were taken to Miami, given working papers and places to live. The film tracks each member of this group for seven years, showing their difficulty in adjusting to the culture of the United States, and feeling homesick for the families they left behind in Cuba. A fascinating film with mind-boggling highs and lows, BALSEROS reveals the hopes, dreams, fears, and struggles of this determined group.
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