Madrid/Cuban filmmaker Marilyn Solaya presents her second fiction feature film, Stressin a special screening organized by the production company Altahabana Films. After the screening, the director will participate in a meeting with the public to talk about the film and answer questions.
Set in contemporary Havana, the film interweaves several stories marked by illness, poverty, family responsibilities and uprooting. Its characters include a driver who takes care of his elderly parents, a mother without resources, an intellectual who hides his blindness, a sick coach and an oncologist who faces pressure to emigrate. Their decisions, crossed by love, loyalty and the need to protect their loved ones, compose a portrait of the tensions of daily life in Cuba.
With a duration of 125 minutes, the film has a cast that includes Luis Alberto García, Isabel Santos, Aramís Delgado, María Isabel Díaz and Héctor Noas.
Solaya debuted in the fiction feature film with wedding dressa film that won recognition at international festivals and was nominated for the Goya and Platinum awards. With Stressthe director once again addresses the personal and social conflicts of Cuban reality.
