Project Detail

Arritmia (aka Guantanamero)

Synopsis

After a violent storm, Ali Abdul Hussein awakens on a deserted Cuban beach, sick and disoriented. Taken to Havana, he meets Manuela, a beautiful and sensual dancer. She is reluctant to take in this tormented stranger, suspecting he’s a prisoner from Guantanamo Bay. However, she relents, drawn to this troubled foreigner. Plunged into the music and romance of Havana, Ali struggles to separate fantasy from reality. He is haunted by nightmares, taken back to the interrogation room’s pain and humiliation, and by startling visions linking his past and his present life. But are these nightmares flash backs to his experiences in the prison or just dreams of a tortured soul?

Details

Year
2008
Type of film
Features
Running time
89 mins
Format
35mm
Director
Vicente Peñarrocha
Producer
Tsuguhiko Kadokawa, Penny Wolf, Dean Goldberg, Akito Ide, Akira Ishii, Juan Romero, Maxine Julius, Masako Yoshida, Mark Foligno, Antonio Mansilla, Vicente Peñarrocha
Editor
Sam Sneade
Screenwriter
Vicente Peñarrocha, Philip Palmer
Director of Photography
Kiko de la Rica A.E.C.
Production Designer
Jose Luis Arrizabalaga
Sound
John Downer
Composer
Rich File
Principal cast
Mohamed Chafik, Rupert Evans, Derek Jacobi, Natalia Verbeke, Nicolás Belmonte, Ako Chavarri, Ismael de Diego, Said El Mouden

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

NDF International

67a Belsize Park
London NW3 4EH
UK

T +44 (0)20 7586 5785

guantanamero@ndfinternational.com

Sales Company

Peace Arch Films

4640 Admiralty Way
Suite 710
Marina del Rey
CA 90292
USA

T +1 310 776 7200

sales@peacearch.com

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