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Sara Gómez’s Revolutionary Cuba

A Documentary About Transit

15m

Directed by Sara Gómez • 1971 • Cuba

This short documentary examines the role of Cuba’s Traffic Department in solving issues of city planning. Please note that the film is incomplete and cuts off abruptly.

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