Cuba libre

Cuba libre

2006 · 86 min · ★ 6.6 · Comedy

An outrageous comedy about a group of radical anarchist squatters who inadvertently overtake the Cuban Embassy in Madrid at the very same time that Fidel Castro announces Cuba's first democratic elections.

Directed by Raimundo García · Written by Ulises Bermejo

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