Curtain of Water

January. 01,2013      
Rating:
5.5
Trailer Synopsis Cast

Photographer Joe Guerriero sets out to make sense of the U.S. trade embargo of Cuba. Through conversations with people from all walks of life, in and outside of Cuba, he tries to shed light on the political and human sides of this conflict.

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