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Balseros

Balseros (2002)

6.5 | 12 Apr 2002 | Documentary

In the summer of 1994, a team of public television reporters filmed and interviewed seven Cubans a few days before their risky venture of setting out to sea in homemade rafts to reach the coast of the United States. Six made it far enough to be picked up at sea by the U.S. Coast Guard. When these balseros (rafters) were finally allowed to go to the United States, the film crew went with them to a string of several cities. Seven years later, the film crew visits them again, to discover that their destiny has been in the United States. Theirs is a true story about some of the authentic survivors of our times, the human adventure of people who are shipwrecked between two worlds.

Featured Crew

Josep Maria Domènech Director
David Trueba Writer
Carlos Bosch Director
Carlos Bosch Writer

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Balseros (2002) Cast & Crew

Maria Celeste Arraras
Maria Celeste Arraras
Self (archive footage)
Fidel Castro
Fidel Castro
Self (archive footage)
Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
Self (archive footage)

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