The Companion

Pavel Giroud
2016-03-11

In the 80's, when fear spread faster than HIV, Cuba confined the epidemic behind a wall
6
104 min

At the height of the 1980s AIDS epidemic, Cuban boxing champion Horacio's punishment for failing a drug test is to watch over the brash, combative Daniel, a patient in a sanatorium where HIV patients are compulsorily confined. The two collide as Daniel yearns for freedom while Horacio dreams of returning to the ring.

Cast

Name Character Team
Yotuel Romero Horacio Romero Unowned
Armando Miguel Gómez Daniel (as Armando Miguel) Unowned
Yailene Sierra Unowned
Camila Arteche Lisandra Unowned
Broselianda Hernández La Madre Unowned
Jazz Vilá Boris Unowned