August (2019)
Agosto
Amidst the greatest crisis in Cuban history, a boy's life will change forever.
Cuba, summer of 1994. In the midst of período especial, one of the greatest crises in the country’s history, thousands of Cuban rafters try to reach the United States illegally, never sure if they’ll make it out alive. With holidays starting, Carlos plunges into a carefree August, wandering around with his friends and falling in love for the first time. Little does he know about the country’s uncertain future, and in this hot summer, the world of Carlos will turn upside down.
- Date of release
- 2019-09-10
- TMDB
- 7.2 / 10 (4)
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Armando Capó
Casting
- Damián González Guerrero — Carlos
- Alejandro Guerrero Machado — Mandy
- Glenda Delgado Dominguez — Elena
- Lola Amores — Mother
- Verónica Lynn — Grandma
- Monse Duany — Teacher
- María Laura García — Neighbour
- Maribel García — Woman Rafter
- Yara Masiel — Rafter's Wife
- Tatiana Monge — Rafter
- Edel Govea — Man at Ruins
- Eduardo Martinez — Drunk
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