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2025

BARACOA

Luis Ernesto Doñas

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107 minutes

Cuba, Italy

2025

US Premiere

Part of Havana Star Prize Fiction Competition

Part of Where Cinema Begins

Followed by Q&A with director Luis Ernesto Doñas and producer Carlos de la Huerta

Sunday, May 3, 2026 at 8:30:00 PM UTC

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FESTIVALS AND AWARDS

  • International Festival of New Latin American Cinema

  • Biarritz Amérique Latine Film Festival

BARACOA

“Baracoa” follows the aftermath of the death of Felipe, an Italian revolutionary who became a naturalized Cuban citizen. His passing sets in motion an unexpected journey: his son Pepe and their doctor Jimmi travel across Cuba toward the remote city of Baracoa, a quest that becomes as much emotional and spiritual as it is physical. En route, they traverse evocative, contrasting landscapes, encounter moments of silence and surprise, and confront personal wounds and evolving bonds. What begins as a road movie transforms into a deeply reflective exploration of identity, friendship, intergenerational ties, and the search for reconciliation — blending poetry and tenderness in its portrayal of Cuba’s diverse social and geographic textures. The film melds local Cuban sensibilities with universal themes of belonging and human connection.

BARACOA

“Baracoa” narra las secuelas de la muerte de Felipe, un revolucionario italiano que se nacionalizó cubano. Su fallecimiento pone en marcha un viaje inesperado: su hijo Pepe y el médico de ambos, Jimmi, recorren Cuba rumbo a la remota ciudad de Baracoa; una travesía que resulta tan emocional y espiritual como física. En el camino, atraviesan paisajes evocadores y contrastantes, viven momentos de silencio y sorpresa, y se enfrentan a heridas personales y a la evolución de sus vínculos. Lo que comienza como una la película de un viaje se transforma en una exploración profundamente reflexiva sobre la identidad, la amistad, los lazos intergeneracionales y la búsqueda de la reconciliación, combinando poesía y ternura en su retrato de las diversas texturas sociales y geográficas de Cuba. La película fusiona la sensibilidad local cubana con temas universales de pertenencia y conexión humana.

About the Director

Luis Ernesto Doñas

Luis Ernesto Doñas

Luis Ernesto Doñas is a Cuban filmmaker and producer whose work explores identity, memory, and displacement. Through visually rich, humanistic storytelling, he examines belonging and the enduring echoes of personal and collective histories. Luis Ernesto Doñas es un cineasta y productor cubano cuya obra explora la identidad, la memoria y el desplazamiento. A través de una narrativa humanista y visualmente rica, indaga en el sentido de pertenencia y en las huellas persistentes de las historias individuales y colectivas.
Luis Ernesto Doñas

Luis Ernesto Doñas

Luis Ernesto Doñas

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