I Am Cuba, the Siberian Mammoth
Contemporary film critics regard the epic film I Am Cuba as a modern masterpiece. The 1964 Cuban/Soviet coproduction marked a watershed moment of cultural collaboration between two nations. Yet the film never found a mass audience, languishing for decades until its reintroduction as a "classic" in the 1990s. Vicente Ferraz explores the strange history of this cinematic tour de force, and the deeper meaning for those who participated in its creation.
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Cast
17 people
Othon Bastos
Self (archive footage)
Known for
Central Station
Brainstorm
Alexander Calzatti
Self
Fidel Castro
Self (archive footage)
Also in
Castro's Revolution vs. The World
Cuba: Battle of the 10,000,000
Luz María Collazo
Self
Known for
I Am Cuba
Sergio Corrieri
Self
Known for
I Am Cuba
Memories of Underdevelopment
Maurício do Valle
Self (archive footage)
Known for
Antonio das Mortes
Os Trapalhões e o Mágico de Oróz
Yevgeny Yevtushenko
Self (archive footage)
Also in
Take-Off
Kindergarten
Vicente Ferraz
Self
Raúl García Losada
Also in
I, 'The Heifer'
Jean-Luc Godard
Self (archive footage)
Known for
Breathless
Contempt
Alfredo Guevara
Self
Also in
El camino de Santiago: Periodismo, cine y revolución
BirriLata, Around by Train
Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Self (archive footage)
Also in
Titón: From Havana to Guantanamera, 1928-1996
The End
Vicente Ferraz Director · Jenny Padrón Composer Tareq Daoud Cinematographer
United States release September 16, 2005 · Produced in Brazil · Languages Portuguese, Russian, Spanish
Production
Três Mundos Produções
Production
Brazil
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Soy Cuba, o mamute Siberiano
Original language
Portuguese
Spoken on screen
Portuguese · Russian · Spanish
Release dates
Brazil · November 27, 2004
Premiere · Brazilia Film Festival
United States · September 16, 2005
Limited theatrical · New York City, New York
Brazil · January 13, 2006
Limited theatrical
United States
January 1, 2005 · Premiere · Sundance Film Festival
Argentina
April 14, 2005 · Premiere · Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema
Brazil
September 26, 2005 · Premiere · Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival
France
March 18, 2006 · Premiere · Toulouse Latin America Film Festival
April 28, 2006 · Premiere · Paris Brazilian Film Festival
Italy
October 7, 2005 · Theatrical
Poland
October 9, 2005 · Premiere · Warsaw Film Festival
Portugal
September 3, 2020 · Theatrical
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