Lejos de la isla

Lejos de la isla (2007)

January 25th, 20071h 30min

Documentary, Music
0%

Overview

Prior to Fidel Castro's reign, Cuba was open to immigration. However, once Castro proclaimed himself dictator of Cuba, one of the largest exodus recorded began, one that continues today, 47 years after the Cuban Revolution. Six central characters of the film discuss in detail their personal experiences through Operation Pedro Pan, the Freedom Flights, El Mariel, the Rafter Crisis, and the Cuban Visa Lottery.


Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!

Trailer

Similar Movies

Option Zero

Option Zero


Released on: 2021-04-29
Documentary

There are countless stories of Cubans reaching their dream destination of Florida as boat refugees. ...

Havana, From On High

Havana, From On High


Released on: 2019-05-03
Documentary

The chronic shortage of housing in Central Havana has pushed the city upwards, where life spills out...

Give Me Future: Major Lazer in Cuba

Give Me Future: Major Lazer in Cuba


Released on: 2017-01-21
Music, Documentary

In the spring of 2016, global music sensation Major Lazer performed a free concert in Havana, Cuba—a...

Gift of the Game

Gift of the Game


Released on: 2002-08-01
Documentary

Acclaimed Florida novelist Randy Wayne White travels to Cuba with former pitchers Bill "Spaceman" Le...

Personal Che

Personal Che


Released on: 2007-09-01
Documentary

A documentary that explores the myth behind the truth. Different people around the globe reinterpret...

Castro's Secret Reef

Castro's Secret Reef


Released on: 2016-01-01
Documentary, TV Movie

Cuba's enforced isolation has resulted in the unlikeliest of marine reserves: a huge, rambling archi...

Buena Vista Social Club

Buena Vista Social Club


Released on: 1999-06-04
Documentary, Music

In this fascinating Oscar-nominated documentary, American guitarist Ry Cooder brings together a grou...

Nobody

Nobody


Released on: 2017-01-13
Documentary

Half blind and half deaf, ostraziced Cuban writer Rafael Alcides tries to finish his unpublished nov...

Cheikh El Hasnaoui, from the White House to the Blue Ocean

Cheikh El Hasnaoui, from the White House to the Blue Ocean


Released on: 2014-04-10
Documentary, Music

Cheikh El-Hasnaoui is an Algerian singer who left his country in 1937 without ever setting foot ther...

Sicko

Sicko


Released on: 2007-05-18
Documentary, Comedy, Drama

A documentary about the corrupt health care system in The United States who's main goal is to make p...

7and7is Una Vez Por La Vida

7and7is Una Vez Por La Vida


Released on: 2009-02-21
Documentary

In December 2007, 7and7is, an Indie rock band from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada became the first foreig...

Patria O Muerte: Cuba, Fatherland or Death

Patria O Muerte: Cuba, Fatherland or Death


Released on: 2016-11-28
Documentary

​A raw, unvarnished look at contemporary Cuba through the lens of its people, who are at once fierce...

1912, Breaking the Silence

1912, Breaking the Silence


Released on: 2010-08-11
Documentary

Afro-Cubans played a leading role in the fight to free Cuba from Spanish domination; as part of that...

Ibrahim Ferrer | AVO Session Basel

Ibrahim Ferrer | AVO Session Basel


Released on: 2004-11-10
Music

Cuba, rouges années

Cuba, rouges années


Released on: 2017-10-23
Documentary

Documentary about the Cuban political turmoil between 1963-1970.

Aria

Aria


Released on: 1987-05-27
Music, Comedy, Drama

Ten short pieces directed by ten different directors, including Ken Russell, Jean-Luc Godard, Robert...

Embrujo antillano

Embrujo antillano


Released on: 1946-04-16
Drama, Music

Power struggles among the owners of a cigar factory;meanwhile, a society babe and a factory girl co...

AHORA SI LLEGO!

AHORA SI LLEGO!


Released on: 2015-12-26
Drama, Documentary

The first Road Movie feature film made by the Italian artist Sanzi together with the Cuban Balboa is...

Castro: The World's Most Watched Man

Castro: The World's Most Watched Man


Released on: 2015-10-22
Documentary

Fidel Castro employed a vast spy network that helped him remain in power.

Cuban Rafters

Cuban Rafters


Released on: 2002-04-12
Documentary

The story of Cuban refugees who risked their lives in homemade rafts to reach the United States, and...