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“When Every Refuge Turns Hostile”
In an Argentina shaken by austerity and hate speech, a young woman seeks comfort in solitude—until even home becomes unbearable. An unexpected encounter leads her back to the streets and into the collective embrace of resistance. A poetic short about loneliness, care, and the power of community in times of crisis.
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Status
Released
Original Language
ES
Budget
$300

Recently escaped from reformatory, Reinaldo struggles to get by in the streets of Havana in the late 90s, one of the worst decades for Cuban society. Hopes, disillusionment, rum, good humor and above all hunger, accompany him in his wanderings, until he meets Magda and Yunisleidy, survivors like himself. In one or the other's arms, he will try to escape the material and moral misery surrounding him, living love, passion, tenderness and uninhibited sex to the limit.

After five failed attempts to go to the United States, 18-year-old Ramón decides to look for a friend’s aunt in Germany, but never finds her. With no papers or money, and without knowing the language, he barely survives living on the street until he meets Ruth, an old retired nurse who doesn’t speak Spanish. Beyond language barriers and prejudices, they discover that solidarity and humanity make life bearable.