Ricardo, Miriam y Fidel

Daughter and father are torn between the desire to emigrate to the United States and the faith in the revolutionary ideas.

It shows the loss of utopia and the struggle of ideologies in Cuba: Ricardo Martínez is a former rebel of Fidel Castro.

The Swiss journal Der Bund has emphasized the overall impact of the film: Christian Frei set out with his camera to explore the current situation in Cuba, the result being a documentary that is sustained by powerful images, that testifies to technical skill, a professional way of dealing with the material and, most importantly, a carefully deduced and clear message: the two protagonists, Ricardo and Miriam, reflect the tension between a revolution that has already turned into history and the present that in fact seems to be taking place elsewhere.

He plays his cards slowly, showing great empathy towards everyone he interviews, examining things critically without ever making a judgment.

All this is done with an attention to story telling and aesthetics (from the quality of the photography to the sparing use of music) which reinforces the overall impact of the film.