The Companion
In the 80's, when fear spread faster than HIV, Cuba confined the epidemic behind a wall
Spanish/104 min./2016
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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.
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