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Return to Ithaca

Original title: Retour à Ithaque
2014 · 1 h 35 min
Directed by Laurent Cantet · France · Contemporary European Art Cinema
DramaComedy

Cast

Jorge Perugorría Isabel Santos Néstor Jiménez Fernando Hechavarria Pedro Julio Díaz Ferran Carmen Solar

Credits

Written by: Laurent Cantet François Crozade Lucia Lopez Coll

Plot

Sun is setting on Havana. Five friends are gathered to celebrate the return of Amadeo after 16 years of exile in Madrid.

Sinekatalog’s take

Five old friends gather on a Havana rooftop at sunset to welcome a man home from exile, and the evening turns into a reckoning with disappointment. Talky and quietly powerful, it sees a nation through personal confessions. Recommended for lovers of conversational dramas.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

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Ratings

IMDb: 6.5 / 10 (902 votes)
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