Lessons for Luca
Global Cultures
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1h 27m
Cuban farmer Ezequiel is serving six years in prison for selling his own cow. His nephew, filmmaker Salvador, can’t comprehend this injustice. How will he explain it to his two-year-old son, Luca? His film “Lessons for Luca” becomes a quest, intertwining family history with Cuba’s political landscape to answer one poignant question: what does freedom truly mean? A moving family portrait set to captivating cello melodies.
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