THE TRAIN ON
THE NORTHERN RAILWAY
a journey through forgotten Cuba
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“It is not by chance that we are born in one place and not another, but to bear witness.”
Overview
A road movie documentary about longing for the past, ruins of present and uncertainty about the future.
SYNOPSIS
Ciego de Avila, 2013. In a sort of road movie documentary a crew delves into the realities of the northern lands of a province of Cuba. In the Carro de Puertas, a train with a single wagon, they made this trip along the northern line. Although the crossing is from Moron to Punta Alegre they make a decisive stop halfway in Falla, a town stranded sometime in the early 90s of the twentieth century and even killed by the ravages of the economic crisis. There, between the material and spiritual ruins, the film crew documented the poverty and neglect of several generations of Cubans. This thesis is the same in most of the villages on the island.
FESTIVALS AND AWARDS:
Documentary Official Section. FESTIVAL DE CINE IBEROAMARICANO DE HUELVA 2015.
Documentary Official Section. HAVANA FILM FESTIVAL 2015.
Award Cibervoto. FNCL. HAVANA FILM FESTIVAL 2015.
Documentary Official Section. HAVANA FILM FESTIVAL NEW YORK 2016.
Award (Documentary film) FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DEL CINE POBRE 2016.
ABOUT THE FILM
Documentary feature film | 80 min | HD | Spanish and English subtitles
You can rent this film for online streaming (Vimeo) for $3.99
