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The Companion (2016)

Original title: El acompañante

2016-03-11 · 1h 44m · ES
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In the 80's, when fear spread faster than HIV, Cuba confined the epidemic behind a wall

At the height of the 1980s AIDS epidemic, Cuban boxing champion Horacio's punishment for failing a drug test is to watch over the brash, combative Daniel, a patient in a sanatorium where HIV patients are compulsorily confined. The two collide as Daniel yearns for freedom while Horacio dreams of returning to the ring.

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Pavel GiroudDirector, Writer

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Yotuel RomeroYotuel RomeroHoracio RomeroArmando Miguel GómezArmando Miguel GómezDaniel (as Armando Miguel)Yailene SierraYailene SierraCamila ArtecheCamila ArtecheLisandraBroselianda HernándezBroselianda HernándezLa MadreJazz ViláJazz ViláBoris

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AidsCuba

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Genre affinityDramaTheme affinityAids · CubaDialogue densityDramaDirector preference566342Actor preference453924 · 566321 · 305665Country preferencePa

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What is The Companion about?

At the height of the 1980s AIDS epidemic, Cuban boxing champion Horacio's punishment for failing a drug test is to watch over the brash, combative Daniel, a patient in a sanatorium where HIV patients are compulsorily confined. The two collide as Daniel yearns for freedom while Horacio dreams of returning to the ring.

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The Companion has a runtime of 104 minutes.

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