‘Castro’s Spies’ Infiltrates Digital World on May 13
| CASTRO’S SPIES
IN THEATERS MAY 13, 2022 |
| “All spies are not James Bond. That laconic comment delivered during Castro’s Spies may be the key to this forensic-level insight into the workings of the ‘Cuban 5’… Compelling as a tale of Cold War intrigue, equally gripping on a human level.” – SCREEN DAILYNail-biting documentary Castro’s Spies, the story of Cuban spies being sent undercover to America in the ‘90s, is set for a North American release from Gravitas Ventures.
From their recruitment, training and eventual capture on US soil; this film peers into a secret world of false identities, love affairs and betrayal. Using never seen before footage from the Cuban Film Institute’s archive and first-hand testimony from the people at the heart of this story, Castro’s Spies gives a rare glimpse into the shadowy world of a spy – where the stakes are life and death. Directed & Produced by Ollie Aslin & Gary Lennon, Castro’s Spies will release theatrically and be available on digital May 13 from Gravitas Ventures. |
Synopsis:
The thrilling story of an elite group of Cuban spies sent undercover to the US in the 1990s. From their recruitment, training and eventual capture on US soil; this film peers into a secret world of false identities, love affairs and betrayal. Using never seen before footage from the Cuban Film Institute’s archive and first-hand testimony from the people at the heart of this story, Castro’s Spies gives a rare glimpse into the shadowy world of a spy – where the stakes are life and death.
Directed & Produced by Ollie Aslin & Gary Lennon
Production companies:
Eagle Hill Films & Gambit Pictures
Details:
Country of Origin: Ireland
Running time: 103 mins
Country of Filming: Cuba, United States, United Kingdom, Ireland
Language: English, Spanish (subtitled in English) – Spanish subtitled version available
Shooting Format: 4K and film & tv archive
Screening Format: 2K DCP / HD 1080p
More about Castro’s Spies:
The real story of the 2019 film Wasp Network (Venice Film Festival / TIFF / Netflix). René González and his wife Olga Salanueva (played in Wasp Network by Penélope Cruz & Édgar Ramírez) are central characters in Castro’s Spies.
Members of the Cuban 5 were first noticed by Cuban intelligence fighting as Cuban soldiers in Angola against apartheid. On October 6th, 1976, “Cubana 455” was bombed out of the sky, the first airliner to be hit by a terrorist group in the western hemisphere. This was a driving force for the spies later actions in the U.S.
Nominated in 2022 for an IFTA (Irish version the Bafta’s)
