• Run time: 84 minutes
• Original title: Dos Patrias, Cuba y la noche
• Country of origin: Germany

Synopsis:

”Life for gay men in Cuba is explored via six protags in novice helmer Christian Liffers' handsome "Two Homelands. Cuba and the Night." Nicely structured without being rigidly tied down, docu steers clear of colonialist patronizing or prurient exploitation, aiming instead for a more nuanced view of the Cuban character and gay life under Castro's homophobic rule. Respectful p.o.v. may leave those with pre-set notions wanting more, but Liffers doesn't go for polemics. A busy fest schedule could lead to arthouse play targeting the pink dollar.
Each of the six men profiled is introduced reading passages from Reinaldo Arenas, who acts as an invisible guide to the Cuban mentality and a tragic godfather of gay sensibilities. Liffers chooses his protags carefully, each representing a different social class or aspect of the scene -- intellectual, drag queen, artist, transsexual. …
The most marginalized figure, gorgeous black transsexual Isabel, is also the most affecting, her palpable sense of difference escaping through the swaggering, flirtatious stance she maintains on the Malecon…
Music's all-important place in Cuban life is celebrated through the pic's structure, each protag bookmarked by street musician Michael Espinosa Rodriguez's songs on acoustic guitar, the lyrics beautifully tied in with the different characters. Digital quality is flawless, and visuals are first rate considering the minuscule budget and the difficulties of an unauthorized shoot.
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• Director:

  Christian Liffers

• Writer(s):

  Christian Liffers

• Producer(s):

  Christian Liffers

• Director of Photography:

  Mirko Schernickau

• Cast and Credits:

  Guión, Dirección, Producción / Buch, Regie, Produktion / Script , Director, Producer:
  Christian Liffers
  Montaje / Schnitt / Editing:
  Todd P.Mercuri
  Fotografía / Kamera / Camera:
  Mirko Schernickau
  Mezcla de sonido / Tonmischung / Sounddesign:
  Holger Jung
  Sonido e Asistente de fotografía / Ton und Kameraassistenz / Sound and Camera assistant:
  Marcus Pfeiffer
  Música original / Originalmusik / Original music:
  Michael Espinosa Rodríguez, Los Transes
  Dirección de música / Musikalische Leitung / Direction of music:
  Marco Flick
  Gráfico / Grafik / Grafics:
  Michael Holfelder
  Asistente de dirección / Regieassistenz / Assistant director :
  Williams Sandoval
  Músicos /Musiker / Musicians:
  Michael Espinosa Rodríguez, Arquímedes Matos Oduando, Ahmed Esponda Pérez, Los Transes, Charlotte Heincke, Roland Cabezas, Stefan Endrigkeit
  Locutor / Sprecher / Narrator :
  Diego Lobo-Guerrero Rodríguez
  Traducciones / Übersetzungen / Translations of Reinaldo Arenas:
  Klaus Laabs
  Traducciones / Übersetzungen / Translations:
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• Film Website:

  www.dospatrias.com

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