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Sergio and Sergei

2018 · 90 min

A gentle, bittersweet story of two distant men finding solace in radio contact amid political collapse, mixing warmth and melancholy.

Directed by: Ernesto Daranas
Genres: Drama
Starring: Tomás Cao, Héctor Noas, Ron Perlman

Overview: In 1991, the USSR is falling apart and Cuba enters its hardest economic crisis. Sergio, a professor of Marxism who can't provide for his family, and Sergei, a Soviet cosmonaut stranded in the Mir space station, share a common passion: amateur radio. Through this hobby, both men will be able to help each other in facing the dramatic changes of their countries.

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Directed by: Ernesto Daranas
Genres: Drama
Starring: Tomás Cao, Héctor Noas, Ron Perlman

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 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
survival
friendship
family
politics
Places: big city
space
home
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	2
Horror	1
Humour	4
Realism	8
Romance	2
Tension	4
Darkness	5
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Ernesto Daranas
Written by: Ernesto Daranas, Marta Daranas
Starring: Tomás Cao, Héctor Noas, Ron Perlman, Yuliet Cruz, Mario Guerra, Ana Gloria Buduén, Armando Miguel Gómez, Camila Arteche
Music: Tom Linden, Micka Luna
Runtime: 90 min
Country: Cuba, Spain
Languages: English, Russian, Spanish

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