Ecos
1987-01-02 · 87 min · Not rated
The story of three women, of very different epochs, whose lives are strangely parallel. The first story, during colonial times, has a man brutalizing both his wife and a female black servant. Parallel with this story is that of a modern couple who perpetuate the stereotyped role of the woman as subservient.
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- Directors
- Tomás Piard
- Production companies
- Ciné clubs, Sigma, Prisma y René David Osés
- Countries
- Cuba
- Status
- Released
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