I Am Cuba, the Siberian Mammoth (2005)

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.

Cast (17)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Othon Bastos

Self (archive footage)

A

Alexander Calzatti

Self

Fidel Castro

Self (archive footage)

L

Luz María Collazo

Self

Sergio Corrieri

Self

Maurício do Valle

Self (archive footage)

Yevgeny Yevtushenko

Self (archive footage)

V

Vicente Ferraz

Self

R

Raúl García Losada

Jean-Luc Godard

Self (archive footage)

A

Alfredo Guevara

Self

Tomás Gutiérrez Alea

Self (archive footage)

Enrique Pineda Barnet

Self

Glauber Rocha

Self (archive footage)

S

Sergey Urusevskiy

Self (archive footage)

J

Juan Varona

Self

Salvador Wood

Self

If you liked I Am Cuba, the Siberian Mammoth, you might also like…

91% match

Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound

2019

87% match

9/11: Inside the President's War Room

2021

87% match

The Untold History Of The United States

2012

82% match

Los Angeles Plays Itself

2004

77% match

The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing

2004

75% match

The Director and the Jedi

2018

72% match

The Godfather Family: A Look Inside

1990

65% match

Inside Deep Throat

2005

64% match

Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché

2018

60% match

The Soviet Story

2008

60% match

Naqoyqatsi

2002

60% match

Sidney

2022

60% match

Mifune: The Last Samurai

2016

60% match

Directed by John Ford

1971

60% match

Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell

2021

60% match

The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button

2009

60% match

As I Was Moving Ahead Occasionally I Saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty

2000

60% match

Buena Vista Social Club

1999

60% match

Ronaldo

2015

60% match

Room 237

2012