Arquivo / 49ª mostra

Small fishermen village outside of Havana. Joel, the oldest brother in the traditional fisherman family, is deeply in love with Maricel. By chance, Joel learns that his fiancé got married to someone her family prefers. Heartbroken, he moves to Havana. Hoping to find a new life, he is impatient to try his luck in the big city, only to discover more betrayals and disappointments. Tragic confrontation leads to Joel’ fall from the grace bringing even more drama into his young life. Ocean is a moving and somewhat subtle film trying to look at the people in the society where big dreams rarely get realized and human survival gets to the extreme.