Balseros (2002)
Directed by Josep Maria Domènech, Carlos Bosch · 120 min · Documentary
15.9 TOPICAL score · #4,947 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →In the summer of 1994, a team of public television reporters filmed and interviewed seven Cubans a few days before their risky venture of setting out to sea in homemade rafts to reach the coast of the United States. Six made it far enough to be picked up at sea by the U.S. Coast Guard. When these balseros (rafters) were finally allowed to go to the United States, the film crew went with them to a string of several cities. Seven years later, the film crew visits them again, to discover that their destiny has been in the United States. Theirs is a true story about some of the authentic survivors of our times, the human adventure of people who are shipwrecked between two worlds.
Balseros (2002, directed by Josep Maria Domènech and Carlos Bosch) has a TOPICAL score of 15.9 - ranked 4,947 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on critics and awards, and lowest on historical impact. It won 0 awards from 1 nomination. Critics: 88% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.5/10 critics' average · Metacritic 73. Audiences: TMDB 6.5/10 (16 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 8 languages.
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- Critics88% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.5/10 critics' average · Metacritic 73
- AudienceTMDB 6.5/10 (16 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 1 nomination
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 8 languages
- Still read335 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
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