Overview
The riveting, highly controversial Cuban film “Verde Verde,” directed by Enrique Pineda Barnet, explores issues of gay male identity and homophobia in contemporary Cuba.
The riveting, highly controversial Cuban film “Verde Verde,” directed by Enrique Pineda Barnet, explores issues of gay male identity and homophobia in contemporary Cuba.
Immersed in a dark dramatic atmosphere described by critics as sordid and violent, Verde Verde is only the second Cuban film (after the famous “Strawberry and Chocolate”) to take up the theme of homophobia in Cuba.
Director Pineda Barnet describes the film as a tragic psychological thriller, presenting the age-old conflict of love versus hate, set in a timeless, universal location.
Official Selection Cheris-Cheris, Barcelona LGBT Film Festival
