‘Los Frikis’ Review: A Vibrant Drama Set in 1990s Cuba Spotlights Punk Rockers Who Took Extreme Measures to Survive
Spanish-language feature from the directors of ‘The Peanut Butter Falcon’ follows young outcasts who willingly contracted HIV to secure food during the island nation’s ‘Special Period.’
Traveling through clandestine airwaves, Kurt Cobain touched down in Havana, Cuba, in the turbulent early 1990s. A time of dire economic hardship for the island nation after the fall of the Soviet Union, the “Special Period” pushed thousands of Cubans to migrate, risking their lives at sea.
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’‘Los Frikis’: “We Chose a Tough Path”
It’s fitting that Tyler Nilson and Michael Schwartz’s Los Frikis is about the punk-rock spirit. It’s truly the most punk-rock choice they
Los Frikis is a vibrant exploration of punk and resistance in 90s Cuba
Five years after Tyler Nilson and Michael Schwartz debuted their sleeper hit The Peanut Butter Falcon (2019), the directing duo’s
Meet Héctor Medina, the Dazzling Lead Actor of ‘Los Frikis’
After a successful festival run, the film about a group of marginalized punk rockers in Cuba during