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Malú Tarrau Broche, Jorgito Miló Ávila, Larisa Vega Alamar, Luisa Maria Jimenez Rodriguez, Sara Cabrera Mena ... see more see more... , Albertico Pujols Acosta , Abel Rodriguez Ramirez , Luisa María Jiménez Rodríquez , Lieter Ledesma Alberto , Pavel Garcia Valdes

When the parents of an upper-class girl and a lower-class boy forbid their children from playing with one another based strictly on each family's social standings, they underestimate the strength of t... read more read more...he bond between two children who are still blind to the dividing lines that define the adult world. Malú is a girl from an upper-class background, and her best friend Jorgito is the son of poor but proud socialists. When Malú's single mother forbids her from interacting with Jorgito, citing his family as coarse and commonplace, Jorgito's infuriated mother reciprocates in kind. But neither parent realizes how deep the bond between the two children truly runs, and when Malu's mother announces plans to leave Cuba, they run away to the other side of the island together on a mission to locate Malu's father and convince him not to sign the forms that would allow her to do so. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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Unrated, 1 hr. 19 min.

Directed by: Juan Carlos Cremata, Juan Carlos Cremata Malberti

Release Date: September 13, 2005

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DVD Release Date: September 4, 2007

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  • March 17, 2008
    This film is now available in a Family Films box set of award winners by Best of Fest.
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Robert Koehler
March 10, 2006
Robert Koehler, Variety

Odyssey is laden with symbolic gestures denoting a nation in search of itself, but the pic suffocates in its own cuteness. Full Review

Don Willmott
January 12, 2008
Don Willmott, Filmcritic.com

captivating Full Review

Prairie Miller
May 4, 2007
Prairie Miller, WBAI Web Radio

This unlikely friendship is sealed by potent elements that have much to do with a spontaneous rapport and instinctively human connectedness that transcend family social and political differences. Full Review

Marta Barber
March 10, 2006
Marta Barber, Miami Herald

Alberti loses the edge to become more manipulative. The cinematography still shows the quality of a talented filmmaker, but his determination to be noncommittal takes that quality down a notch. Full Review

June 24, 2006
Time Out

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