On the Starting Line
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A young Cuban athlete struggles to find her place in the national sports scene while dealing with family drama.
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Jenniffer is a young sportswoman questioning her career as a national athlete in Cuba. Her mother, Marbelis, is the tough boss of a public fumigation center in downtown Havana, while her father is in prison. As her brother is getting ready to leave the country, Jenniffer struggles to find her place.
"Outside, the image of Cuban Olympic athletes still persists as national heroes who overcame their country's great adversities to stand out abroad. But, as with everything, the truth tends to be more complex. 'La Arrancada', a documentary by Brazilian filmmaker Aldemar Matias premiering at the 2019 Berlin Film Festival, focuses on a young athlete, her family dynamics, her ambitions and uncertainties to portray a reality that is not so simple behind the Cuban romantic ideal of the athlete."