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Muerte al invasor

1962 · 16 min Documentary
5.3 / 10 · TMDB

Produced by ICAIC in the wake of the Bay of Pigs invasion, "Muerte al invasor" chronicles the three days of fighting at Playa Girón, portraying the rapid mobilization of Cuban forces and civilians against a CIA-backed exile army.

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Year 1962
Country Cuba
Genre Documentary
Director Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Runtime 16 min.
Rating TMDB: 5.3/10 (7 votes)

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The film constructs its narrative from raw frontline footage, relying on it as irrefutable evidence. It explores the power of rapid editing and assertive narration to transform reportage into a compelling instrument of revolutionary pedagogy, where every frame serves an argument.

What lingers after viewing is the visceral intensity of witnessing history through the lens of the victors, a raw and urgent document framed by the heat of recent conflict. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Tomás Gutiérrez Alea

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