The Teacher

The Teacher (1978)

28 Dec 1979 • Drama • 1h 53m
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In the early years of the Cuban revolution, a young Havana student volunteers to go to a poor rural region to teach peasants how to read and write; he's sent to the Ciénega de Zapata zone, where squads of anti-Castro guerrilla operate; he happens to teach the wife of a squad leader; trouble and confrontation ensues when government militia makes the little town its operations base.

Octavio Cortázar, Luis Rogelio Nogueras
Writer
Patricio Wood, Salvador Wood, René de la Cruz
Starring

Language: Spanish
Awards: 1 win & 2 nominations
Country: Cuba
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7.0

IMDb (43 votes)
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