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Writers:
Carlos Bosch (writer)
David Trueba (writer)
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Release Date:
12 April 2002 (Spain) more
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Plot:
The story of Cuban refugees who risked their lives in homemade rafts to reach the United States, and what life is like for those who succeed. | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 5 wins & 1 nomination more
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Truth is Sadder than Fiction more (9 total)

Cast

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Guillermo Armas ... Himself
Maria Celeste Arraras ... Herself (archive footage)
Rafael Cano ... Himself
Fidel Castro ... Himself (archive footage)

Bill Clinton ... Himself (archive footage)
Miriam Hernández ... Herself
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Also Known As:
Cuban Rafters (Canada: English title) (International: English title)
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Runtime:
120 min
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1.66 : 1 more
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Featured in The 76th Annual Academy Awards (2004) (TV) more

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2 out of 4 people found the following review useful.
Truth is Sadder than Fiction, 12 October 2003
Author: kentgetbent from San Francisco

This documentary is a gripping look at seven Cuban's daring escapes from their home country, and depressing US destinations. The movie beautifully portrays Cuba in a negative but wistful light, a light that seems all the better when the battered Cubans begin their bland new lives as Americans. Family drama overshadows the greater drama of the desperate exits from Cuba, but in the end nothing has changed. The little these people had in Cuba is eventually pined over when they are left with nothing in the US. An amazing but depressing film, Balseros shows us that the grass is always greener on the other side; except in America, where there is no grass left.

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