Short film
The Rafter
2019 · 21 min
A tense, somber plunge into oppression and desperate hope, watching a young man's world darken as he grasps for freedom.
- Directed by
- Jose Navas
- Starring
- Jeffry Batista
- Overview
- The first Cuban Rafter- The journey that started an exodus After years of living under Fidel Castro's government, Cuba has fallen into a state of darkness and oppression. Freedom has been stripped from its people and daily life has been punctured by harassment and executions at the hands of Castro's National Police. After his childhood friend is violently killed in an altercation with a Castro sympathizer, 21 year old Reinaldo realizes he must find a way out and regain his freedom at any cost.
- How it feels
- Bleak, tense, melancholic and dark. Measured and needs your attention.
- About
- Freedom, survival, grief, violence
- Content
- Strong violence. Mild gore and language. No sexual content.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Jose Navas
- Starring
- Jeffry Batista