The Silly Age

The Silly Age — Plot

The "edad de la peseta" or silly age is the term used in Cuba for the pre-adolescent period from the age of seven to the age of eleven. Set in 1958 in Havana, the year that culminates the Revolution, ten-year-old Samuel has just arrived in town with his recently divorced mother. They take up residence in the house of his eccentric grandmother Violeta, and Samuel is introduced to a new, mysterious world where Samuel finds himself an adult in comparison to his child-like mother.

• Release date
• January 1, 2006
• Runtime
• 90 min
• Genres
• Drama
• Director
• Pavel Giroud

The Silly Age — Cast

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Iván Carreira Samuel Mercedes Sampietro Violeta

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Susana Tejera

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Susana Tejera

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Carla Paneca