Cuba: Information on a film entitled "Malice and the Wonder Country," "Malice in Wonderland" or "Malicia en el país de las maravillas"
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 November 1993 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | CUB15874.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Cuba: Information on a film entitled "Malice and the Wonder Country," "Malice in Wonderland" or "Malicia en el país de las maravillas", 1 November 1993, CUB15874.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6acd67c.html [accessed 17 September 2023] |
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Although no specific reference to a film with one of the above titles could be found among the sources currently available to the DIRB, the attached report mentions a film "loosely based on Alice in Wonderland" (Index on Censorship Oct. 1991, 35). The report states that
A man was arrested in Havana in June after the showing of a controversial, state-sponsored film which offended government officials. The man (not identified in press reports), was allegedly taken into custody by the secret police after talking to a reporter about the movie which, loosely based on Alice in Wonderland, reportedly satirises Cuban officialdom and shows dissidents being spied on by little old ladies with walkie-talkies.
This response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB within time constraints. This response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum.
Reference
Index on Censorship [London]. October 1991. Vol. 20, No. 9. "Index Index: Cuba."
Attachment
Index on Censorship [London]. October 1991. Vol. 20, No. 9. "Index Index: Cuba," p. 35.