"CASA BLANCA" WINS AT TRINIDAD & TOBAGO FILM FESTIVAL
The film by Aleksandra Maciuszek won two awards at the recently finished Trinidad & Tobago Film Festival, including the Best Feature-Length Documentary Film award.
15. Trinidad and Tobago Film Festival was held from 15 to 19 September 2015. "Casa Blanca" won in the Best Feature-Length Documentary Film category, and also got the Special Mention for artistic merit, given by the jury of Amnesty International Human Rights Prize.
The eponymous Casa Blanca is a small fishing village on the Bay of Havana. Nelsa (76) and her son Vladimir (37), suffering from the Down's syndrome, share a small room in a overcrowded multi-family tenement house. Vladimir is the sole guardian of the ailing Nelsa, Nelsa - the only guardian of Vladimir, who easily gets into trouble. Their life is characterised by conflicts: the woman tries to control the son, while he, rather than being with his mother, prefers to spend time with the fishermen, helping them in their work, frolicking and drinking rum.
Every day, Nelsa has to traverse the streets of Casa Blanca in search of her only son, who does not return home until late. One day, the woman's heath deteriorates...
The full list of award-winning films is available here.