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While he then enjoys the spoils of the new government's educational programs in the early 1960s, Reinaldo also begins exploring his homosexuality through a range of lovers including Pepe Malas (ANDREA DI STEFANO). Yet, after securing a prestigious job at the National Library and writing his first novel, Reinaldo soon finds the same government he helped push into power suddenly beginning a crackdown on both artists and homosexuals.
Despite being persecuted, eventually imprisoned and interrogated by the likes of Lieutenant Victor (JOHNNY DEPP), however, the young man keeps writing, much to the chagrin of the government. As the years pass and Reinaldo finds a kindred spirit in the form of Lázaro Gómez Carriles (OLIVIER MARTINEZ), he faces various challenges such as that offered by trying to escape the island country, further persecution and harassment, and the specter of AIDS.
Violence consists of a mercy killing via a person smothering another, a suicide, people hitting and beating others and one person threatening another with a gun. Some of those scenes and others may be tense or unsettling to some viewers. A few sights of blood are present, as is talk of a character smuggling items to prisoners in his rectum.
Various characters have varying degrees of bad attitudes, including the Cuban government that persecutes and imprisons artists and homosexuals (the protagonist is both). Various characters drink (some to the point of later being passed out) while another takes some form of drug given to him by another person. A few characters also smoke. Should you still be concerned about the film's appropriateness for anyone in your home who wants to see it, we suggest that you take a closer look at our detailed content listings for more specific examples of what occurs in it.
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(2000) (Javier Bardem, Olivier Martinez) (R)
Alcohol/
DrugsBlood/Gore
Disrespectful/
Bad AttitudeFrightening/
Tense ScenesGuns/
Weapons
Heavy
Mild
Extreme
Moderate
Moderate
Imitative
BehaviorJump
ScenesMusic
(Scary/Tense)Music
(Inappropriate)Profanity
Mild
Minor
None
None
Moderate
Sex/
NuditySmoking
Tense Family
ScenesTopics To
Talk AboutViolence
Extreme
Mild
Mild
Moderate
Heavy
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Reviewed November 20, 2000 / Posted February 2, 2001
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