The Companion

El acompañante

“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

Screenplay

Pavel Giroud

Music

Ulises Hernández

Music

Sergio Valdes

Status

Released

Release date

11/03/2016

Original language

Spanish