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Memories of Underdevelopment

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Memories of the Underdevelopment tells the story of Sergio, an upper-class intellectual who – a year after the Castro-led revolution – decides not to leave the country, even though his parents and estranged wife have escaped to Miami. Alienated from the major socio-political upheaval that is transforming the reality that surrounds him, Sergio is a […]

LOVE, WOMEN AND FLOWERS

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Directors: Marta Rodríguez and Jorge Silva Colombia | 1984 | Spanish with English subtitles | 52 min + 20 mins Interview | Documentary What is the cost of beauty? In the 80’s, the floriculture industry was booming in Colombia and was internationally acclaimed. However, behind the idyllic image of abundance, the reality is different. The […]