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On the Starting Line

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Jenniffer is a young athlete who questions her commitment to the Cuban national track and field team. Her mother Marbelis runs a health center in Havana with an iron fist. When her younger brother wants to leave the country, Jenniffer's doubts grow stronger and stronger. Presented at the Berlinale, a powerful and moving documentary narrates the experiences of an athlete who lives a permanent crisis of faith with the national sports federations in Cuba.

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