A Translator is a 2018 Cuban docudrama directed by Rodrigo Barriuso and Sebastián Barriuso. It was selected as Cuba's entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.
Overview
A Translator is a 2018 Cuban docudrama directed by Rodrigo Barriuso and Sebastián Barriuso. It was selected as the Cuban entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.
Plot
When survivors of the Chernobyl disaster arrive in Cuba for medical treatment, a local Russian literature professor is ordered to act as a translator.
Cast
Rodrigo Santoro as Malin (the translator)
Maricel Álvarez as Gladys (nurse)
Yoandra Suárez as Isona (Malin's wife)
Nikita Semenov as Alexi
Jorge Carlos Perez Herrera as Javier
Genadijs Dolganovs as Vladimir
Milda Gecaite as Olga
Eslinda Nuñez as Dr. Rivas
Osvaldo Doimeadios as Dr. Sanchez
Nataliya Rodina as Elena
See also
List of submissions to the 92nd Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film
List of Cuban submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
