Nido de Mantis

2018
1h 58m

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It's the summer of 1994 in the small Cuban village of Siboney, during the migratory crisis with the United States. Sugar (25), has only ten days to convince both public prosecutor Fernando M... Read allIt's the summer of 1994 in the small Cuban village of Siboney, during the migratory crisis with the United States. Sugar (25), has only ten days to convince both public prosecutor Fernando Montenegro (45) and her defense attorney Patricia Mejías (24) that she is not guilty of mur... Read allIt's the summer of 1994 in the small Cuban village of Siboney, during the migratory crisis with the United States. Sugar (25), has only ten days to convince both public prosecutor Fernando Montenegro (45) and her defense attorney Patricia Mejías (24) that she is not guilty of murder.

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7.7/10

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Awards
- 2 nominations total

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8emanuelestella

Murder mystery in small-town Cuba.

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.

10axarlis-41123

Absolutely blew my mind

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.

10tapiamar

Excelent film

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!