Set in 1988 Cuba during the AIDS epidemic, the government established Los Cocos, a sanatorium in Havana’s suburbs where all HIV patients cohabited under military watch. Each patient was assigned a “companion,” who would monitor the patient’s activities. At Los Cocos, a friendship develops between a former Olympic boxing champion and a soldier infected by an African prostitute while on an internationalist mission. Not rated. 104 minutes. Free.
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Lawrence University’s Latin American & Spanish Film Festive: “The Companion” (Cuba)
Apr. 27, 2017 @ 8:30 pm - 10:15 pm
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