The First Charge of the Machete

This historical drama takes place in October 1868, in the Oriente Region of Cuba, where rebels are fighting the Spanish occupying forces, and finally occupies the city of Bayamo. With a handheld camera, director Manuel Octavio Gómez makes this portrait of a dramatic and decisive event in the Cuban history, lively and exciting. Visually and thematically, the film revolves around the machete, a central weapon in the Cuban struggle for independence. cinemateket