Film · Drama

The Companion (2016)

In the 80's, when fear spread faster than HIV, Cuba confined the epidemic behind a wall

At the height of the 1980s AIDS epidemic, Cuban boxing champion Horacio's punishment for failing a drug test is to watch over the brash, combative Daniel, a patient in a sanatorium where HIV patients are compulsorily confined. The two collide as Daniel yearns for freedom while Horacio dreams of returning to the ring.

Director

Pavel Giroud

Writers

Pierre Edelman, Pavel Giroud, Alejandro Brugués

Country

Cuba, Colombia, Venezuela

Language

Spanish

Release date

March 11, 2016

Original title

El acompañante