Hailed by critics, Andrew Lang’s powerful and moving award-winning documentary Sons of Cuba is a stunning insight behind the scenes of Castro’s Cuba into the lives of a group of young boys; hand-picked amateur boxers training to become champions of their country.

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Film Shows The Long, Hard Road To Glory For Cuba’s Young Boxers

Cuba, 1959. A group of revolutionaries lead by Fidel Castro and Che Guevara have managed to wrestle power from the dictatorship of Fulgêncio Batista, establishing in its place a socialist government in a move which leads to the USA imposing a trade embargo – a blockade which has lasted until this very day. Over the years, despite the difficulties experienced since the collapse of the USSR and with it the alliance of socialist countries which supported Cuba after the US blockade, Fidel Castro’s government has established world-class heath and education systems accessible to the entire Cuban population; it also has some of the best competitive sportsmen and women in the world. Read the full story