"Traitors or heroes?"

2020

2h 8m

6.0(388 votes)

Drama

History

Thriller

Overview

Havana, Cuba, 1990. René González, an airplane pilot, unexpectedly flees the country, leaving behind his wife Olga and his daughter Irma, and begins a new life in Miami, where he becomes a member of an anti-Castro organization.

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85 members

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Penélope Cruz

Olga

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Edgar Ramírez

René

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Gael García Bernal

Viramontez

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Ana de Armas

Ana Margarita

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Wagner Moura

Roque

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Leonardo Sbaraglia

Basulto

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Nolan Guerra Fernández

Cruz León

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Osdeymi Pastrana Miranda

Irma

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Tony Plana

Luis Posada Carriles

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Julian Flynn

PUND's Pilot

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Anel Perdomo

Viramontez's Wife

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Julio Gabay

Roque's Cousin

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Amada Morado

Tete

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Leandro Cáceres

Panzón

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Ernesto Ruiz Faxas

René's FBI Contact

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Harlys Becerra

CANF Activist #1

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Gabriel Buenaventura

CANF Activist #2

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Carolina Peraza Matamoros

Irma (6 Years Old)

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Juan Carlos Roque Moreno

Colonel Rabeiro

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Edwin Fernández

Officer Caballero

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Feliberto Beatón

Officer Estrada

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Javier Guillarte Fernández

State Security Agent with Olga

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Yura López

Immigration Agent with Olga

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Raúl Bravo

René's Brother

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Elbert Álvarez

Tannery Manager

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Philip Stanton

Inglés Ahora Boss

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Omar Ali

Jorge Mas Canosa

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Juan Ángel Samper

Castro's Envoy

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Chris Gillette

Bill Clinton's Advisor #1

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Stephen William Tenner

Bill Clinton's Advisor #2

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René Flinn

Bill Clinton's Envoy to Cuba

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Adria Perez

Judge

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Carlos Leal

Narrator (voice)

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Saúl Rojas

Raúl Labanino Salazar

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Noslen Sánchez

Fernando González

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Denys Ramos Antúnez

Antonio Guerrero

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Alberto González Corona

Joseph Santos

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Dánae Hernández Reyes

Amarylis Silveiro

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Yasmani Guerrero

Nilo Hernández

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Yaité Ruiz

Linda Hernández

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Luis A. Batista

Pilot Cessna #1

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Miguel Ángel García

Co-pilot Cessna #1

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Daniel Romero Pildaín

Pilot Cessna #2

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Luis Miguel B.

Co-pilot Cessna #2

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Abel López Cedre

Basulto's Co-pilot

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Teherán Aguilar

Anti-Castroist Commando #1

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Armando Palma

Anti-Castroist Commando #2

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Egor Viga

Anti-Castroist Commando #3

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Thomas Michael Dubyna

Guantánamo Base US Officer #1

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Ruairi Rhodes

Guantánamo Base US Officer #2

Writing

Brendan McNamee

FBI Agent - Stakeout #1

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Rob Harvie

FBI Agent - Stakeout #2

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Michael Strelow

FBI Agent - Stakeout #3

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Brannon Cross

US Coast Guard

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Adri Torrijos

FBI Agent #1

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Jhoey Carol

FBI Agent #2

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Ilianki Vera Rivero

Cuban Airbase Controller

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Jorge Reinaldo Ramírez Fernández

Cuban Airbase Officer

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Armando Suávez Cobián

Havana Airport Controller

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Steve Howard

US Airbase Controller

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Lorenzo Rodríguez César

Havana Airport Customs Agent

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Antulio Marín

Cruz León's Taxi Driver

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Colin Laverty

Luis Posada Carriles' Interviewer #1

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Gregory Binowski

Luis Posada Carriles' Interviewer #2

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Yailene Sierra

Luis Posada Carriles' Interviewer #3

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Patricia González Ciuffardi

Roque's Interviewer

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Juan Jacomino

René's Press Conference

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Alexander Meneghini

René's Press Conference

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Michael Weissenstein

Basulto's Press Conference

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Patrick Perry Oppman

Basulto's Press Conference

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Will Grant

Basulto's Press Conference

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Johanna Sol

Newscaster at Wedding

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Giuseppe Scarfari

Italian Victim

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Luisa Marcolina Ausenda

Italian Tourist #1

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Gabriele Filippone

Italian Tourist #2

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Yanelis Tejera

Hotel Capri Concierge

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Casandra Lungu

Nurse

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María del Carmen Muina

Lady on Plane

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Pilar Varo

Gladys

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Jade Kayla Lage Maynier

Ivett (18 Months)

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Leia Sarmiento

Baby Yvett

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Alma Shamira Parilla

Baby Yvett

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Bill Clinton

Self (archive footage)

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Roberto Robaina

Self (archive footage)

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Fidel Castro

Self (archive footage)

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