1 Movie Starring Larry Villanueva

Bitter Sugar

Bitter Sugar

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1997-05-09

Languages:

Spanish

Countries:

Dominican Republic, USA

Runtime:

75 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.2 (572 Reviews)

Director:

Leon Ichaso

Genres:

DramaRomance

Cast:

Writer:

Pelayo Garcèa (story)

Leon Ichaso (screenplay)

Leon Ichaso (story)

Orestes Matacena

Fullplot:

Gustavo is a young Havana Communist who believes in the revolution; he hopes for a scholarship to study aeronautical engineering in Prague. But his faith in the new Cuba is tested: his father, a psychiatrist, can make four times as much playing piano at a hotel for foreigners; his sweetheart, Yolanda, wants a career as a dancer and longs for the riches of Miami; his younger brother Bobby simply wants to play rock music, and as a result is in constant trouble with the authorities. When Bobby takes a shocking step of revolt and Gustavo is refused service at a foreigners-only bar, the contradictions in his resolve to become a "new man" push him to the breaking point.

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