The Companion

In the 80's, when fear spread faster than HIV, Cuba confined the epidemic behind a wall

Released

2016

1h 44min

9 votes

Drama

Synopsis

At the height of the 1980s AIDS epidemic, Cuban boxing champion Horacio's punishment for failing a drug test is to watch over the brash, combative Daniel, a patient in a sanatorium where HIV patients are compulsorily confined. The two collide as Daniel yearns for freedom while Horacio dreams of returning to the ring.