Mauvaise conduite

Mar 21 1984 N/A 1h 52m
Documentary

The story of the persecution of homosexuals and intellectuals in Cuba under Fidel Castro's dictatorship, from the beginning of the Cuban Revolution (1953-59) until the early 1980s. Interviews with relevant personalities of Cuban culture who suffered persecution demonstrate that concentration camps for gays existed in Cuba.

Plot

An examination of Cuba's "moral purges" that began in 1964 with UMAP camps for those suspected of or found guilty of "improper conduct." Key moments brought outside attention to these policies: the defection of ballet dancers in Paris in 1966, a 48-hour period in 1980 when more than 11,000 Cubans sought asylum in Havana's Peruvian embassy, and the brief detention of writer Virgilio Piñera. Interviews with exiles take up most of the film as they tell their stories and ponder the Castro government's arrest and detention of persons with effeminate mannerisms: what the state calls "extravagant behavior." In essence, the film exposes the Cuban state's homophobic, petit bourgeois nature.

Written by

Néstor Almendros

Directed by

Néstor Almendros, Orlando Jiménez Leal

Cast

Lorenzo Monreal, Jorge Lago, Julio Medina

Crew

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Production Countries

France

Production Companies

Antenne 2, Les Films du Losange

Languages

Español, English, Français

Awards

1 win

Scores
# of Votes
139
Average Rating
7.9 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
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