"Traitors or heroes?"

2020

2h 8m

6.1(385 votes)

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Thriller

Overview

Havana, Cuba, 1990. René González, an airplane pilot, unexpectedly flees the country, leaving behind his wife Olga and his daughter Irma, and begins a new life in Miami, where he becomes a member of an anti-Castro organization.

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85 members

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Penélope Cruz

Olga

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Edgar Ramírez

René

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Gael García Bernal

Viramontez

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Ana de Armas

Ana Margarita

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Wagner Moura

Roque

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Leonardo Sbaraglia

Basulto

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Nolan Guerra Fernández

Cruz León

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Osdeymi Pastrana Miranda

Irma

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Tony Plana

Luis Posada Carriles

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Julian Flynn

PUND's Pilot

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Anel Perdomo

Viramontez's Wife

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Julio Gabay

Roque's Cousin

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Amada Morado

Tete

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Leandro Cáceres

Panzón

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Ernesto Ruiz Faxas

René's FBI Contact

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Harlys Becerra

CANF Activist #1

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Gabriel Buenaventura

CANF Activist #2

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Carolina Peraza Matamoros

Irma (6 Years Old)

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Juan Carlos Roque Moreno

Colonel Rabeiro

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Edwin Fernández

Officer Caballero

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Feliberto Beatón

Officer Estrada

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Javier Guillarte Fernández

State Security Agent with Olga

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Yura López

Immigration Agent with Olga

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Raúl Bravo

René's Brother

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Elbert Álvarez

Tannery Manager

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Philip Stanton

Inglés Ahora Boss

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Omar Ali

Jorge Mas Canosa

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Juan Ángel Samper

Castro's Envoy

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Chris Gillette

Bill Clinton's Advisor #1

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Stephen William Tenner

Bill Clinton's Advisor #2

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René Flinn

Bill Clinton's Envoy to Cuba

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Adria Perez

Judge

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Carlos Leal

Narrator (voice)

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Saúl Rojas

Raúl Labanino Salazar

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Noslen Sánchez

Fernando González

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Denys Ramos Antúnez

Antonio Guerrero

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Alberto González Corona

Joseph Santos

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Dánae Hernández Reyes

Amarylis Silveiro

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Yasmani Guerrero

Nilo Hernández

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Yaité Ruiz

Linda Hernández

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Luis A. Batista

Pilot Cessna #1

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Miguel Ángel García

Co-pilot Cessna #1

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Daniel Romero Pildaín

Pilot Cessna #2

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Luis Miguel B.

Co-pilot Cessna #2

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Abel López Cedre

Basulto's Co-pilot

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Teherán Aguilar

Anti-Castroist Commando #1

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Armando Palma

Anti-Castroist Commando #2

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Egor Viga

Anti-Castroist Commando #3

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Thomas Michael Dubyna

Guantánamo Base US Officer #1

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Ruairi Rhodes

Guantánamo Base US Officer #2

Writing

Brendan McNamee

FBI Agent - Stakeout #1

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Rob Harvie

FBI Agent - Stakeout #2

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Michael Strelow

FBI Agent - Stakeout #3

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Brannon Cross

US Coast Guard

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Adri Torrijos

FBI Agent #1

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Jhoey Carol

FBI Agent #2

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Ilianki Vera Rivero

Cuban Airbase Controller

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Jorge Reinaldo Ramírez Fernández

Cuban Airbase Officer

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Armando Suávez Cobián

Havana Airport Controller

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Steve Howard

US Airbase Controller

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Lorenzo Rodríguez César

Havana Airport Customs Agent

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Antulio Marín

Cruz León's Taxi Driver

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Colin Laverty

Luis Posada Carriles' Interviewer #1

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Gregory Binowski

Luis Posada Carriles' Interviewer #2

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Yailene Sierra

Luis Posada Carriles' Interviewer #3

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Patricia González Ciuffardi

Roque's Interviewer

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Juan Jacomino

René's Press Conference

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Alexander Meneghini

René's Press Conference

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Michael Weissenstein

Basulto's Press Conference

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Patrick Perry Oppman

Basulto's Press Conference

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Will Grant

Basulto's Press Conference

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Johanna Sol

Newscaster at Wedding

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Giuseppe Scarfari

Italian Victim

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Luisa Marcolina Ausenda

Italian Tourist #1

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Gabriele Filippone

Italian Tourist #2

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Yanelis Tejera

Hotel Capri Concierge

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Casandra Lungu

Nurse

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María del Carmen Muina

Lady on Plane

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Pilar Varo

Gladys

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Jade Kayla Lage Maynier

Ivett (18 Months)

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Leia Sarmiento

Baby Yvett

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Alma Shamira Parilla

Baby Yvett

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Bill Clinton

Self (archive footage)

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Roberto Robaina

Self (archive footage)

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Fidel Castro

Self (archive footage)

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