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.
When a family of anarchist squatters is violently evicted from their "cultural centre" thanks to an overzealous reporter, a reckless car chase leads them to the doors of the Cuban Embassy in Madrid where a media frenzy has begun following Fidel Castro's announcement of Cuba's first democratic elections. Smelling an opportunity for international attention to their cause, the bunch of radical misfits lock the doors of the building and embark upon an "ideological occupation" of the Cuban Embassy. Aided by an ambitious diplomat and Cuba's political upheaval, they manage to create an international scandal in this outrageous comedy which pokes fun at Fidel Castro, the Cuban revolution, the squatter movement, the media and the police. A movie for the MTV generation, Cuba Libre pulls no punches as it takes on political hypocrisy with acidic wit and biting humour—Anonymous
"CUBA-LIBRE" an improbable potion that provokes politically incorrect delusions and libertarian hallucinations. This could be the description of the first solo full-length film from the versatile Raimundo García.
A movie with the name of an alcoholic beverage as its title has humor as its only refreshment. A rowdy movie where political criticism doesn't leave you with an ideological hangover but rather the healthy smile of an intelligent story that touches serious topics like the lack of freedom in the contemporary world.
This is CUBA-LIBRE. A Molotov cocktail: Utopian anti-establishment anarchist squatters, an old radical Republican in a wheelchair, nostalgic communists of the old Cuba battling others who dream of uniting with those who uphold the embargo, police with paternal leanings, indiscriminant riot squads and a free press operating in a democratic country whose motto is that the truth should never get in the way of a good piece of news.
Meanwhile, a distant Fidel Castro plays the part of Orwell's Big Brother in this great urban farce that makes one laugh and think.
