The Silly Age

Jan 1, 2006

1h 30m

★ 4.8

Overview

The "edad de la peseta" or silly age is the term used in Cuba for the pre-adolescent period from the age of seven to the age of eleven. Set in 1958 in Havana, the year that culminates the Revolution, ten-year-old Samuel has just arrived in town with his recently divorced mother. They take up residence in the house of his eccentric grandmother Violeta, and Samuel is introduced to a new, mysterious world where Samuel finds himself an adult in comparison to his child-like mother.

Genres

Drama

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Cast

Samuel

Iván Carreira

Violeta

Mercedes Sampietro

Susana Tejera

Carla Paneca

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