Cuba: Living Between Hurricanes

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MOVIE

Cuba: Living Between Hurricanes

A film about the elements – hurricanes and rain, the sea and the earth. About a fishing port on the north coast of Cuba which has seen better days. About the effects of climate across the centuries in a Caribbean island sucked into global markets for its commodity crops. How sugar changed the landscape, through deforestation and soil exhaustion. About the collapse of sugar and the encroachment of a new commodity market – tourism. About the growing threat from climate change, and the move towards reforestation, ecotourism and sustainable farming.

Release Date

2019-12-10

Year

2019

Duration

1h 10m

Status

Released

Score

6.00