Nido de Mantis

The film is supposed to be about an erotic triangle. However, it's about the bestialization and denigration of a whole village, since 1959. It takes no wise man to deduce that the village represents Cuba as a whole. Absolutely spectacular, one of my top-10 movies of all times, so proud of Cuban cinema. Top class acting and the script is a true gem.

Set in 1994, Sugar is accused of murdering 3 people, including her parents, in a small town in central Cuba. Investigators piece together evidence as provided by witnesses in the form of black-and-white flashbacks. Set against major events of the Cuban revolution, we learn of Elena (Yara Masiel), who since childhood has been courted by 2 men, Emilio and Tomas, who constantly fight each other to win her love.

Loved the structure, script and overall cinematic language. A+ actors. It kept my attention from the beginnig to the end. I learnt about Cuba's history through a well-developed fiction. It deserves an award. I hope it will be broadly distributed. Bravo!