The Companion
In the 80's, when fear spread faster than HIV, Cuba confined the epidemic behind a wall
★★★★★
Spanish / 104 MIN. / 2016
The Genres
The Synopsis
At the height of the 1980s AIDS epidemic, Cuban boxing champion Horacio's punishment for failing a drug test is to watch over the brash, combative Daniel, a patient in a sanatorium where HIV patients are compulsorily confined. The two collide as Daniel yearns for freedom while Horacio dreams of returning to the ring.
The Cast
