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Sundance Film Festival 2025 Preview of the Best Movies
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Jonathan Majors’ ‘Magazine Dreams’ Lands Spring 2025 Release Date
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‘Los Frikis’ Review: A Vibrant Drama Set in 1990s Cuba
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In 1990s Cuba, a vibrant drama explores how the 'Special Period' pushed Cubans to risk it all, from migration to underground rock subcultures
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The film features the real-life story of 'Los Frikis', a group of Cuban youth who intentionally infected themselves with HIV to gain asylum abroad
Director Laure Portier meticulously recreates the period's scarcity and desperation, capturing the raw energy of Havana's underground music scene
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Kurt Cobain, 'Los Frikis'
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