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04/05/2013 Drama, Romance 1h 34m
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Sun. Sex. Soccer... Survival

Overview

Cuba is not a country for young gays. Teen rent boy Reinier falls in love with a mate in the slum soccer field in their neighbourhood in Havana. Although obsessed with moneymaking to hold up his baby, teen wife, and wife's grandma, gambler Reinier always fails to get the stroke of luck he looks for. At the same time he cannot help being infatuated by Yosvani. Handsome Yosvani will give up his older, wealthy girlfriend (whom he hooked up to pay for a lavish life in the big city), and the work he does for her father, a loan thug, so much in love he is with Reinier. But the boys would fight hard to keep this love in the reckless Havana streets.

  1. Antonio Hens

    Director

  2. Abel González Melo

    Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Milton García

    Yosvani

  2. Reinier Díaz

    Reinier

  3. Jenifer Rodríguez

    Lludimila

  4. Beatriz Méndez

    Gema

  5. Mirta Ibarra

    Teresa

  6. Toni Cantó

    Juan

  7. Carlos Enrique Almirante

    Rubén

  8. Antonio Alonso Ramírez

    Travesti Malecón

  9. Ernesto Fidel del Cañal

    Rodney

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2022-03-27
A tough and gritty insight into young gay life in Cuba. Milton Garcia ("Yosvani") a small time rent boy and Reinier Díaz ("Reinier") an aspiring footballer live and work in poverty selling whatever they can - including themselves - just to keep their heads above the water. Needless to say, whilst their prostitution is accepted to some extent; any sort of homosexual relationship with affection, let alone love, is still very much a taboo. Antonio Hens gets the two young men to deliver strong, convincing performances as they take us through a fairly hairy story and try to give their love a chanc...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
Spanish

Budget
$200,000.00

Revenue
$0.00

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