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I Am Cuba, the Siberian Mammoth (2005) [N/A]

Featuring:
Othon Bastos, Alexander Calzatti, Fidel Castro

Written by:
Vicente Ferraz

Directed by:
Vicente Ferraz


Release Date:
April 14, 2005

Original Title:
Soy Cuba, o mamute Siberiano

Alternate Titles:
Soy Cuba

Genres:
Documentary | History

Production Companies:
Três Mundos Produções

Production Countries:
Brazil

Ratings / Certifications:
 N/A

Runtime: 91

Overview from TheMovieDB

Contemporary film critics regard the epic film I Am Cuba as a modern masterpiece. The 1964 Cuban/Soviet coproduction marked a watershed moment of cultural collaboration between two nations. Yet the film never found a mass audience, languishing for decades until its reintroduction as a "classic" in the 1990s. Vicente Ferraz explores the strange history of this cinematic tour de force, and the deeper meaning for those who participated in its creation.

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Overview from Open Movies

This film examines the creation and exhibition of the propaganda film I Am Cuba, a Soviet/Cuban collaboration unknown in the West until the 1990s.

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Rankings and Honors

I Am Cuba, the Siberian Mammoth (2005) on IMDb
Internet Movie Database 7.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes 100%
Metacritic 64/100
Awards Won: 5 wins & 7 nominations

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Production

Cinematography:
Tareq Daoud
Vicente Ferraz

Co-Producer:
Leonardo Edde

Director:
Vicente Ferraz

Editor:
Dull Janiel
Mair Tavares

Executive Producer:
Isabel Martinez

Music:
Jenny Padrón

Sound Editor:
César Fernández Ardavín

Writer:
Vicente Ferraz

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