---
title: 'Up to a Certain Point (1985)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Tomás Gutiérrez Alea'
released: '1985-03-13'
runtime_minutes: 68
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'Cuba'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/up-to-a-certain-point-1985'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087387/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Up to a Certain Point (1985)

1985 · 68 min · Drama, Comedy · Cuba

Original title: Hasta cierto punto

## Synopsis

Up to a Certain Point is a 1983 Cuban movie directed by Tomás Gutiérrez Alea. It focuses on a theater director who starts up a relationship with a female dockworker. However, his machismo complicates matters. The movie is a general look at gender roles in Cuba as well as the conflict between machismo and the idealized image of liberated women under communism.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Tomás Gutiérrez Alea](https://cinepixo.com/people/tomas-gutierrez-alea)
- **Screenplay:** [Tomás Gutiérrez Alea](https://cinepixo.com/people/tomas-gutierrez-alea), [Juan Carlos Tabío](https://cinepixo.com/people/juan-carlos-tabio)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Leo Brouwer](https://cinepixo.com/people/leo-brouwer)
- **Producer:** [Humberto Hernández](https://cinepixo.com/people/humberto-hernandez)
- **Director of Photography:** [Mario García Joya](https://cinepixo.com/people/mario-garcia-joya)

## Cast

- [Rogelio Blaín](https://cinepixo.com/people/rogelio-blain)
- [Mirtha Ibarra](https://cinepixo.com/people/mirtha-ibarra)
- [Oscar Álvarez](https://cinepixo.com/people/oscar-alvarez)

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