THE COMPANION / EL ACOMPAÑANTE
Cuba 1988. The Castro regime has established “Los Cocos”, a sanatorium in Havana’s suburbs where HIV patients are confined under military watch and assigned a “companion”. A boxing champion involved in a doping scandal must earn his redemption by serving as companion to Daniel, one of Los Cocos’ most defiant patients. A strained relationship between these fallen heroes gradually materialises into one of solidarity and friendship.
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A Cuba/Panama/France/Colombia/Venezuela co-production. Directed by Pavel Giroud and starring Yotuel Romero - Spanish with English subtitles
“Pavel Giroud’s The Companion is a masterclass in balanced filmmaking…” [BIFF]
“…Bodies are everywhere in evidence in The Companion, and suffering a variety of fates, whether in unflinching closeup on needles being injected or celebrating Romero’s frankly fabulous frame.” [Hollywood Reporter]