The story of a relationship between an adult daughter and her mother who is suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. [Please note that this film is for mature audiences only; it contains scenes that some may find offensive, including sexual images.
An intellectual leaves the Cuban Revolution and 'underdevelopment' behind, only to find himself at odds with the ambiguities of his new life in the 'developed' world. A portrait of an alienated man, an outsider with no clear-cut politics or ideology: a stranger in a strange land, struggling with old age, sexual desire and, ultimately, the impossibility for the individual to belong in any society... Watch trailer
Cruz Reynoso was a man who felt the sting of injustice as a child and who, as a lawyer, judge, and American citizen, worked tirelessly to eradicate discrimination and inequality. Reynoso was born into a Spanish-speaking farming family of eleven children. He struggled to become educated, often finding himself in the cross hairs of controversy, yet guided by a strong moral compass, he was determined to enforce the guarantees of the Constitution.
At the end of the 20th century, members of the Guatemalan police and armed forces killed and abducted thousands of people. However this unprecedented, modern genocide goes unpunished. "The Island," as it was known then, was the secret prison of the notorious national police squads. Millions of documents were uncovered that helped trace a story of tragedy and inconceivable atrocities...
