Synopsis

A model communist Cuban worker dies unexpectedly and is buried with his union card in his pocket. It soon turns out that his widow cannot collect any pension money without the card, thus the dead man's nephew intervenes on her behalf in order to convince the authorities to allow the family to exhume and rebury the body. The nephew's hilarious journey into the world of common beourocracy culminates in the dead man's family being forced to rob his grave.

Details

Feature (85mins) Comedy | Cuba

Language:

Spanish

Production

Producers:

Instituto Cubano del Arte e Industrias Cinematográficos (ICAIC)

Directors:

Tomás Gutiérrez Alea

Cast:

Salvador Wood, Silvia Planas, Manuel Estanillo, Omar Alfonso, Pedro Pablo Astorga, Gaspar De Santelices