Four vignettes on the lives of the Cuban people in the pre-revolutionary era. In Havana, Maria is ashamed when a man she loves discovers how she makes a living. Pedro, an old farmer, discovers that the land he cultivates is being sold to an American company. A student sees his friends attacked by the police while they distribute leaflets supporting Fidel Castro. Finally, a peasant family is threatened by Batista's army.

• DirectorMikhail Kalatozov
• Release26 October 1964
• GenreDrama
• Duration2h 21m
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  7.9
  225 reviews
• Productions

  ICAIC, Mosfilm