The Castro revolution was just consolidating its power when, in 1961, over 100,000 students were sent from their schools into the countryside to teach the peasants there how to read. Coinciding with the Bay of Pigs invasion, in this docudrama, 15-year-old Mario (Salvador Wood) has come to a tiny village in the Zapata swamps and gradually wins the villagers over to his task. At the same time, he receives an education in the realities of rural life from the hard-working peasants.
Stars: Patricio Wood, Salvador Wood, René de la Cruz, Adela Legrá, Luis Rielo, Javier González
Crew: Octavio Cortázar (Director), Octavio Cortázar (Writer), Sergio Vitier (Music)
Country: Cuba
Language: Español
Studio: ICAIC
Runtime: 119 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Jan 02, 1978
IMDb: 4.8
Keywords:cuba, cuban revolution
