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The Companion

2016 · 104 min

A somber, slow-burning character drama about confinement and unlikely friendship, carrying a quiet ache of loss and hope.

Directed by
Pavel Giroud
Genres
Drama
Starring
Yotuel Romero, Armando Miguel Gómez, Camila Arteche
Tagline
In the 80's, when fear spread faster than HIV, Cuba confined the epidemic behind a wall
Overview
At the height of the 1980s AIDS epidemic, Cuban boxing champion Horacio's punishment for failing a drug test is to watch over the brash, combative Daniel, a patient in a sanatorium where HIV patients are compulsorily confined. The two collide as Daniel yearns for freedom while Horacio dreams of returning to the ring.

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Directed by
Pavel Giroud
Genres
Drama
Starring
Yotuel Romero, Armando Miguel Gómez, Camila Arteche
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • isolation
  • freedom
  • friendship
  • survival
  • identity
Places
  • hospital
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism8
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Genres
drama
Directed by
Pavel Giroud
Written by
Pavel Giroud
Starring
Yotuel Romero, Armando Miguel Gómez, Camila Arteche, Jazz Vilá, Yailene Sierra, Yerlín Pérez López, Iván Colas, Jorge Molina
Music
Sergio Valdes, Ulises Hernández
Cinematography
Ernesto Calzado Yanes
Runtime
104 min
Country
Panama, Cuba, Venezuela
Languages
Spanish

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