A Cuban single mom catches bullets and spies while her boss sells out the revolution.
Daniela – a single mother, whose boyfriend left for the US – believes wholeheartedly in Cuba's revolutionary new order. Meanwhile, in Florida, a plot is afoot. Under the command of an American officer, four Cubans ex-patriots and a Guatemalan land on the Cuban coast to prepare a US invasion of the island. Daniela's superior, the corrupt Cuban officer Palomino, is secretly helping the invaders and the young woman becomes entangled in the intrigue.
Production
GDR-Cuban co-production shot on location during peak US-Cuba hostility.
Acting
Aurora Depestre carries the revolutionary fervor with genuine fire.
Director
Kurt Maetzig
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot during the tense 'prelude' to actual US-Cuba conflicts, making its title eerily prophetic.
Director Kurt Maetzig was a DEFA stalwart who survived Nazi Germany to become East Germany's most prominent filmmaker.
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