I Am Cuba, the Siberian Mammoth

Contemporary film critics regard the epic film I Am Cuba as a modern masterpiece. The 1964 Cuban/Soviet coproduction marked a watershed moment of cultural collaboration between two nations. Yet the film never found a mass audience, languishing for decades until its reintroduction as a "classic" in the 1990s. Vicente Ferraz explores the strange history of this cinematic tour de force, and the deeper meaning for those who participated in its creation.

Director: Vicente Ferraz

Cast: Othon Bastos, Alexander Calzatti, Fidel Castro, Luz María Collazo, Sergio Corrieri, Maurício do Valle, Yevgeny Yevtushenko, Vicente Ferraz

Audience-only score — full critic data not yet in the ReelXO vault.