Netherlands / Nov 23, 2020 / IDFA
1h 20min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
There are countless stories of Cubans reaching their dream destination of Florida as boat refugees. A lesser known route to the United States starts with a flight in a ramshackle plane to Guyana. Then the refugees travel to Colombia where they cross the jungle to arrive in Central America, from where they hope to reach the promised land of America—a hard and dangerous journey. Cuban filmmaker Marcel Beltrán visits them in a refugee camp in Panama, where one of the residents gives him an idea. Many people here have filmed their journey, she says, and these videos tell their real story. These jerky, shocking videos are interspersed with Beltrán’s footage of the camp, tangibly illustrating the difference between the hectic pace of the journey and the insecure life at the reception center.
Genres
Documentary
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | La opción cero |
| Original language | Español (ES) |
| Spoken languages | Español |
| Production countries | Brazil, Colombia, Cuba |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Mediocielo Films, Marinca Filmes, Inercia Películas |
| Release date | 29 aprile 2021 |
| Production | Paola Andrea Pérez, Paola Andrea Pérez Nieto, María Carla del Rio, Paula Gastaud, Marcel Beltrán |
| Editing | Marcel Beltrán, Manuel Muñoz Rivas, Gustavo Vasco, Nancy Angulo |
| Cinematography | Marcel Beltrán |
| Assistant directors | Marcel Beltrán |
| Visual effects | Carlos Manuel Paiffer |
| Music | Angel Alonso Sarmiento, Daniel Giraldo Diosa, Jesús Bermúdez, José Homer Mora, Luiz Lepchak, José Villaman, Juanma López |
| Sound | Angel Alonso Sarmiento, Daniel Giraldo Diosa, Jesús Bermúdez, José Homer Mora, Luiz Lepchak, José Villaman, Juanma López |
Release dates
Premiere
Theatrical release
Canada / Apr 29, 2021 / Hot Docs
Chile / Aug 15, 2021 / SANFIC - Santiago International Films Festival
Peru / Aug 19, 2021 / 25 Festival de Cine de Lima PUCP
Netherlands / Aug 21, 2021 / WCA - World Cinema Amsterdam
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Trinidad & Tobago / Sep 27, 2021 / Trinidad + Tobago Film Festival
Mexico / Oct 07, 2021 / FICG - Festival Internacional de Cine de Guadalajara
Colombia / Oct 10, 2021 / BIFF - Bogotá International Film Festival
French Guiana / Oct 16, 2021 / FIFAC - Festival Int. du Film Documentaire Amazonie-Caraïbes
Azerbaijan / Nov 03, 2021 / DokuBaku IDFF - Doku Baku International Documentary Film Festival
United States / Nov 11, 2021 / DOC NYC
Uruguay / Nov 20, 2021 / CJCS5 Cine Joven Cubano desde el Sur
Panama / Dec 05, 2021 / IFF Panama International Film Festival
Brazil / Dec 10, 2021 / 16º Festival de Cinema Latino-Americano de São Paulo
Dominican Republic / Jan 23, 2022 / Santo Domingo Global Film Festival
Guadeloupe / Jan 24, 2022 / FEMI Guadeloupe International Film Festival
Martinique / Feb 05, 2022 / 16 Cinémartinique Festival
Spain / Feb 05, 2022 / 15 Festival Internacional de Cine Documental Miradasdoc
Argentina / Mar 06, 2022 / Festival Internacional de Documental de Buenos Aires
Guatemala / Apr 30, 2022 / Muestra de Cine Internacional Memoria Verdad Justicia
Germany / May 03, 2022 / Rencontres Internationales Paris/Berlin
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