A trip to my island.
What seemed like a journey back to my country at a time of change turns out to be a journey to discover myself, amid contradictions and questions about my Cuban identity.
THE LAST COUNTRY is a documentary film where the director, from her point of view and her personal history, proposes a dialog with the Cubans in a moment that the country is changing irreversibly.
starring
Gretel Marín
a film by Gretel MARÍN
CUBA, ANGOLA, BRAZIL | 2017 | DOCUMENTARY | 1h10 MIN
First feature-length documentary
The Last Country - a film by Gretel Marín from Geração 80 on Vimeo .
Original title: EL ÚLTIMO PAÍS
English title: THE LAST COUNTRY
French title: THE LAST COUNTRY
DURATION: 70 minutes (1h10)
DIRECTOR'S NOTE
THE STORY
I look inside myself, wondering how I got there, especially at a time when we stopped asking ourselves questions. I have to start thinking about the patriotism I was taught, what is left of it. The dialogue becomes generational, between my grandparents, my parents, between me and people of my generation. In the final farewell there is an understanding, a need for reconciliation with the beloved homeland. The one who is beyond any physical territory, any political situation.
"EL ÚLTIMO PAÍS" IS A CATARSIS FILM
Living far from Cuba didn't seem like a big deal to me until I began to realize that the country was going to change and that I wouldn't be there to witness it. I knew that we had to open up to the world and renew ourselves, but I was afraid that with this renewal the best of a system full of contradictions and utopias would also disappear. I wanted to film this change, I wanted to meet Cubans, talk to them, find a sense of belonging. From the outside, things are seen differently, other points of view. But returning to Cuba, worried about the changes, made me feel more distant and strange, instead of restoring a sense of belonging.
Why am I interested in things that do not interest most Cubans? Why question precisely this passivity with which we learn to wait for us to decide? Why did I feel more and more ridiculous, the more worried I was about the future of my own country?
What seemed like a trip back to my country at a time of change turns out to be a trip to discover myself, amid contradictions and questions about my identity as a Cuban.
PRODUCERS
Jorge Cohen & Belem Oliveira
DIRECTOR
Gretel Marín
SCRIPTWRITER
Gretel Marín
DIRECTORS OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Charles Alexandre & Ucha Juncal
MUSIC
Rogério Sobreira
EDITOR
Gretel Marín
PRODUCTION
Geração 80, F64 Filmes
https://geracao-80.com/el-ltimo-pas
DISTRIBUTION
Quechua Movies
INTERNATIONAL SALES
José Antonio Hergueta, Roberto Butragueño
AWARDS + FESTIVALS
* Selection, Amsterdam Festival 2017 | "Go, Cuba!" (Netherlands | 2017)
* Selection, Festival de Málaga 2018 (Málaga, Spain) /// https://festivaldemalaga.es/pelicula/ver/1534/El-aoltimo-paais
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ES
Lo que parecía ser un viaje de retorno a mi país en un momento de cambio, acaba por ser un viaje hacia mí misma, entre contradicciones y cuestionamientos en torno a mi identidad como cubana.
con
Gretel Marín
una película de Gretel MARÍN
CUBA, ANGOLA, BRASIL | 2017 | Largometraje Documentale | 70 MIN
El Ultimo Pais - um filme de Gretel Marín from Geração 80 on Vimeo.
DURACIÓN
71 minutos
REPARTO
Gretel Marín
PRODUCTORES
Jorge Cohen & Belém Oliveira
DIRECTORA
Gretel Marin
GUION
Gretel Marín
FOTOGRAFÍA
Charles Alexander & Ucha Juncal
MÚSICA
Rogério Sobreira
MONTAJE
Gretel Marín
PRODUCCIÓN
Geração 80, F64 Filmes
https://geracao-80.com/el-ltimo-pas
DISTRIBUCIÓN
Quechua Films
VENTAS INTERNACIONALES
José Antonio Hergueta, Roberto Butragueño
PRECIOS + FESTIVALES
* Selección, Festival de Amsterdam 2017 | "¡Ve, Cuba!" (Holanda | 2017)
* Sección Oficial, Festival de Málaga 2018 (Málaga, España) /// https://festivaldemalaga.es/pelicula/ver/1534/El-aoltimo-paais
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