Strawberry and Chocolate

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1995-01-20

Languages:

Spanish, English, French

Countries:

Cuba, Mexico, Spain, USA

Runtime:

108 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.4 (3969 Reviews)

Director:

Tomès Gutièrrez Alea Juan Carlos Tabèo

Genres:

Comedy Drama Romance

Cast:

Jorge Perugorrèa Vladimir Cruz Mirta Ibarra Francisco Gattorno

Writer:

Tomès Gutièrrez Alea (collaboration)

Senel Paz (screenplay)

Senel Paz (story)

Fullplot:

Diego, a cultivated, homosexual and skeptical young man, falls in love with a young heterosexual communist full of prejudices and doctrinal ideas. First come rejection and suspicion, but also fascination. Fresa y chocolate is a coming-of-age story, told through the development of a great friendship which overcomes incomprehension and intolerance.

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