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67% Critic Match
Night Is Not Eternal
“Freedom is worth the fight.”
6.7 / 10• 2024• 1h 32m•NR• English
Documentary
Storyline
For seven years, award-winning Chinese-American filmmaker Nanfu Wang follows Rosa María Payá, daughter of the five time Nobel Peace Prize nominated activist, Oswaldo Payá, in Rosa's fight for democratic change in Cuba. Rosa's narrative is interwoven with Wang's poignant reflections on her Chinese upbringing and her observations of eroding democratic norms in the U.S., revealing unsettling similarities to the authoritarian system she left behind.
Cast & Crew
RM
Rosa María Payá
Self
Lead
Nanfu Wang
Self
OA
Ofelia Acevedo
Self
SN
Sayli Navarro Alvarez
Self
LV
Lía Villares
Self
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Nanfu Wang's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Night Is Not Eternal is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
