The film was Cuba's most ambitious project to date. The production design is dazzling. The cinematography is wild, vivid, epic. The film is free adaptation of Cirillo Villaverde's famous 19th century novel with the same title. The film is a mix bag. There are memorable moments like the nightmare of the slaves rebelion, of the final scene in the cathedral. On the other hand, the film sucumbs at times at its excessive theatricallity. But it is definetely worth watching.
