I personally believe that "Suite Habana" was a brilliant movie and I have to respectfully disagree with The Choll. Although this film had no dialogue and no interviews I still consider it a documentary. No words or dialogue was needed to "interview" these real life characters because watching the day-to-day life of the characters spoke volumes on what life was like in Cuba. To say that there is nothing to gain from this movie is simply untrue. We learned culturally that family, for the most part, was important and that whether a family member was disabled, sick, or elderly there was some family member around to take care of them. We learned how disabled children were treated in schools and by society, which is remarkably different from disabled children in the US. We learned that after working all day Cubans don't just go home to flip on the TV and unwind but eat dinner and maybe go out and dance, or play an instrument, or preform. As an American college student completely ignorant of Cuban life, I found this movie very informative.
Review of Suite Habana
