SILVER

[EL CASO PADILLA]
Following the publication of his collection of critical poems in 1971, Cuban poet Heberto Padilla is imprisoned by the communist regime. Before his release, the authorities stage a show of self-criticism where Padilla admits to being a counterrevolutionary and incriminates other artists — including his own wife. This incident, dubbed "the Padilla affair," saw several intellectuals worldwide — including Jean Paul Sartre, Julio Cortázar and Susan Sontag — criticize a government they had previously supported. Now, for the first time, documentarian Pavel Giroud unearths stunning, 50-year-old archival footage of the incident to give audiences a peek into a watershed moment in the Cuban Revolution. Winner, Best Documentary, 2023 Miami Film Festival. DIR/SCR Pavel Giroud; PROD Lía Rodriguez. Spain/Cuba, 2022, color, 78 min. In English, Spanish and French with English subtitles. NOT RATED

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