Aarcflick

 Set in early 1990s Cuba, Tyler Nilson and Michael Schwartz's coming-of-age drama, Los Frikis, centers on a group of punks in search of freedom. In 1961, Fidel Castro banned rock music in Cuba, but that didn't stop young people from exploring music behind closed doors. The anti-communist rock 'n' roll lovers found refuge in underground clubs where they met like-minded people and played music. Food and housing shortages, and a general lack of free will, pushed many young people to the brink. The AIDS epidemic was on the rise, and when young people discovered that sanatoriums provided food and shelter, they wondered if getting sick was their only option to live a dignified life. Gustavo's only family was his older brother, Paco, after his father was murdered for disobeying authorities. They worked on the sugarcane plantation like their father, and every day they regretted being born in Cuba. Their only source of joy was rock and roll, which was technically prohibited,...