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In the 1980s, the Cuban government, with the structural and financial help of the Soviet Union, began building a nuclear reactor in the province of Cienfuegos, in the Juragaú region of Cuba. After the Chernobyl accident, the fall of the Berlin Wall and the end of the Soviet Union, the project was abandoned and became a huge white elephant. It is in this derelict and ghostly place that Leo, Rafael and Otto live. Grandfather, father and son who, in a spooky apartment, share their frustrations about love, work and life. Winner of best film and best director at Rotterdam 2015.
Carlos Machado Quintela
Born in 1984 in Cuba, where he studied film, communication and scriptwriting. During college, he made the short films Ciudad sobre ruedas (2006), Stand By (2007) and Contenedores (2008). His first feature, La piscina (2013), was shown at festivals in Berlin, Rio and Havana, where it won the Caracol Award. This is his second feature film.
