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For love or country, HBO Films presents a CineSon production ; in association with Jellybean Productions, Inc. ; a Joseph Sargent film ; produced by Celia Costas ; written by Timothy J. Sexton ; directed by Joseph Sargent

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MPAA rating: Rated PG-13

For love or country

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HBO Films presents a CineSon production ; in association with Jellybean Productions, Inc. ; a Joseph Sargent film ; produced by Celia Costas ; written by Timothy J. Sexton ; directed by Joseph Sargent

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For Love or Country is a biopic about Cuban trumpeter Arturo Sandoval. It explores his life as an adult, when he becomes increasingly dissatisfied with Fidel Castro's constraints on his music and the politics of a "Revolution" that declares his real musical love, American jazz, illegal. The film does not concern itself with every nuance of Cuban politics, but is about Sandoval's struggles to remain true to his country, which he loves with a passion, while balancing it with his love for music, which he cannot give up despite countless roadblocks

Main title/Introduction -- Seeking asylum -- Jamming -- "Love of my life" -- Lovers -- Quality time -- Matter of trust -- Tying the knot -- Dizzy Gillespie -- Sparks of a revolution -- Fear of shutdown -- Verdict -- Difficult decisions -- "They're asking questions!" -- Homecoming/Epilogue

live action

Arturo Sandoval story