The Companion
Set in 1988 Cuba as the government dispatched HIV patients to AIDS centers under military rule, The Companionnarratesthe unlikely friendship between aboxing champion and a conflictive patient. Set in 1988 Cuba as the government dispatched HIV patients to AIDS centers under military rule, The Companionnarratesthe unlikely friendship between aboxing champion and a conflictive patient.After failing a doping test, Horacio Romero has no other choice but to serve a sentence. His fate is in Los Cocos, a sanatorium under military rule where HIV patients are compulsorily confined, with the exception of a weekly pass to visit their families under the supervision of personal wardens called companions.As a companion, Horacio is supposed to keep an eye on Daniel the most conflictive patient in the ward and get him to comply to the regulations. Their interests immediately collide as Daniel is setto spend his last days in freedom and is ready to do anything to make this happen.Horacio, on the other hand, dreams about boxing again to get his champions status back. For that to happen, however, he must first win this battle out of the ring... https://biblioplus.com/content/qt4XUV9t40Fi
Electronic resources
Record details
- Physical Description: 1h 44min digital, stereo.
- Publisher: [United States?] # 2016
Content descriptions
- System Details Note:
- HLS Video
- Language Note:
- English
