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Cuban Rafters
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73 out of 100

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  • Summary: This documentary profiles seven Cuban refugees who risked their lives in homemade rafts to reach the United States, and follows their stories over seven tumultuous years in their new country.

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  1. Positive: 10 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 14
  3. Negative: 0 out of 14
  1. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Ty Burr
    100
    A heart-rending account of people trying to dodge the hurdles that politics puts in front of them. By the end of this humanist epic, some are ennobled by their struggle. Most are exhausted.
  2. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Jonathan Curiel
    100
    Full of drama, poignancy and some heartbreaking moments.
  3. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Frank Scheck
    60
    Achieves a rare depth and intimacy in its portrait of dreams fulfilled and shattered.

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