For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story

For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story

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Release Date

11/18/2000

Runtime

120 mins

Overview

In the early 1970s, Cuban trumpeter Arturo Sandoval (Andy Garcia) is torn between his own musical dreams and the dreams of his wife, Marianela (Mía Maestro), a fervent supporter of the ideals of the Castro revolution. Also starring Charles S. Dutton as Dizzy Gillespie and José Zúñiga as Paquito D'Rivera, this gripping jazz biopic is at once a detailed portrait of a musician and a stinging critique

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

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Revenue

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A passionate jazz musician navigates the crushing collision between creative ambition and political ideology, torn between his instrument and the woman he loves. It's a film that plays as both intimate portrait and urgent political statement.

Mood

BittersweetDefiantTense

Themes

Art and creationLoveFreedomIdentity

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Steady

Look

NaturalisticDocumentary-like

Structure

Linear

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