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Strawberry and Chocolate

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Set in 1979, following a young Communist man's relationship with a gay Catholic writer, exploring tolerance, inclusion, homophobia and challenging its Cuban audience with great humour. Based on the short story by Cuban writer Senel Paz.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 1993-12-01

Runtime: 108 mins

Director: Tomás Gutiérrez Alea, Juan Carlos Tabío

Spoken language: Español

Genres: Comedy, Drama

Original title: Strawberry and Chocolate

Production Companies: Miramax, Tabasco Films, TeleMadrid, Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía, ICAIC

Production Countries: Cuba, Mexico, Spain

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