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For Love Or Country: a True Story

Arturo Sandoval (Garcia, Ocean's Eleven, Just Like Mona) is in a dilemma. He loves his music, and to play it, he must defect against the ruling Fidel Castro government in Cuba, which compels him to play rigid compositions in state sanctioned ensembles....

May 23
 

For Love Or Country: a True Story

Synopsis:

Arturo Sandoval (Garcia, Ocean's Eleven, Just Like Mona) is in a dilemma. He loves his music, and to play it, he must defect against the ruling Fidel Castro government in Cuba, which compels him to play rigid compositions in state sanctioned ensembles.

But he loves his wife Marianela (Maestro, Picking Up The Pieces, Timecode) too, who is Castro supporter. Torn between the two, his friend and mentor, Dizzy comes as a new lease of life for him and convinces him to a dangerous defection. Meanwhile his wife's allegiance with Castro is broken and she too is convinced by Sandoval to join him.

This HBO Original Movie is based on the life and times of Multiple Grammy winner and Cuban Defector Arturo Sandoval and his struggle to come to terms with the two things he loved most dearly.

Casts: Andy Garcia, Gloria Estefan, Mia Maestro

Duration : 115 minutes