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Wild Woman (La mujer salvaje)

Directed by Alán González
Cuba
2023
93 mins

Wild Woman

In a Havana slum, a forty-year-old woman survives a bloody fight in which her husband almost kills her lover. In a desperate attempt to spare her son from the repercussions of this scandal, she decides to run away with him. However, a video of the incident has already gone viral, and her mother has taken the boy without her consent. For an entire day, she traverses the city searching for any information about her son's whereabouts. Eventually, she must confront her mother’s arguments, her son’s fears, the opprobrium of her neighbors, and her own feelings of guilt.

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Pandora, a 40-year-old transgender woman living in a residential neighborhood in Havana, rejects Roy, a teenager trying to win her over. While caring for a neighbor's child, she receives an unpleasant surprise that makes her reconsider whether or not to give Roy a chance.

  • Year
    2023
  • Country
    Cuba
  • Language
    Spanish
  • Premiere Status
    US Premiere
  • Director
    Alán González
  • Cast
    Leydis Chiv, Isora Morales, Grisel Monzán, Afrodreak, Jorge Perugorria, Arnaldo Galbán, Yailá­n Coppola, Jean Marcos Fraga Piedra, Lola Amores, Yaitá Ruis, Leandro Sen, Andros Perugorria
  • Writer
    Alán González, Nuri Duarte
  • Genre
    Drama
  • Theme
    Jordan Ressler First Feature Award, Spotlight On Cuba

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