The Silly Age (2006)

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Released:
2006-01-01

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.

Director:
Pavel Giroud

Runtime:
1h 30min

Genre:
Drama

  • Cast:
  • Iván Carreira
    as
    Samuel
  • Mercedes Sampietro
    as
    Violeta
  • Susana Tejera
  • Susana Tejera
  • Carla Paneca