A squad of young Cuban armed forces recruits are tasked with defending a strategic key north of Cuba. The fraught relationships between the young soldiers and the sergeant who leads them transform as they discover his human qualities during training and learn discipline in the harsh conditions of their post.
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14 people
Tito Junco
Sgt. Margarito Soler
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Maribel Rodríguez
Jorge Espinosa
Alberto Pujol
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Juan Rivas
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Octavio Cortázar Director · Luis Rogelio Nogueras Writer Raúl Rodríguez Cabrera Cinematographer
First release October 10, 1980
Languages
Original language
Spanish
Spoken on screen
Spanish
Release dates
Cuba · October 10, 1980
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No release date listed for United States.
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