Green Green

The first gaythemed film produced in Cuba by the Institute of Cinema since Strawberry Chocolate in 1993 The theme however is the same as in Guttiérerez and Tabìos film homophobia machismo and fear The fatal attraction between Alfredo a doctor in the merchant navy and handsome Carlos starts in a rundown Havana bar and ends at the sailors house But Alfredos flirting and seducing of Carlos immediately turns into something complicated ambiguous dangerous In a claustrophobic tense atmosphere their bodies are powerfully attracted and the words though violent intensify the level of sensuality Does each man kill the thing he loves Evoking dreamlike atmospheres and characters 80yearold veteran director Enrique Pineda Barnet openly references Fassbinders Querelle and Jean Genet Quite controversial in its approach the films demonstrates the milder attitude of Raul Castros regime towards Cubas LGBT Community