Rotten
Despite the heroic exertions of the rafters and filmmakers, this apolitical film is oddly lacking in drama.
Bill Stamets, Chicago Reader
Balseros
2002 · 2h · Not Rated
Documentary
Directed by
Carlos Bosch
,
Josep Maria Domènech
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Balseros
Overview
In the summer of 1994, a team of public television reporters filmed and interviewed seven Cubans a few days before their risky venture of setting out to sea in homemade rafts to reach the coast of the United States. Six made it far enough to be picked up at sea by the U.S. Coast Guard. When these balseros (rafters) were finally allowed to go to the United States, the film crew went with them to a string of several cities. Seven years later, the film crew visits them again, to discover that their destiny has been in the United States. Theirs is a true story about some of the authentic survivors of our times, the human adventure of people who are shipwrecked between two worlds.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
88%
Tomatometer
Fresh
A heart-rending account of people trying to dodge the hurdles that politics puts in front of them.
Ty Burr, Boston Globe
Fresh
A seven-year time lapse that's full of drama, poignancy and some heartbreaking moments.
Jonathan Curiel, San Francisco Chronicle
Fresh
An eloquent, nonjudgmental examination of the immigrant experience.
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune
Fresh
Well-done documentary.
V.A. Musetto, New York Post
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