IMDb
7.4 /10
309 votes


Drama · 2016 · 1h 44min
El acompañante
At the height of the 1980s AIDS epidemic, Cuban boxing champion Horacio's punishment for failing a drug test is to watch over the brash, combative Daniel, a patient in a sanatorium where HIV patients are compulsorily confined. The two collide as Daniel yearns for freedom while Horacio dreams of returning to the ring.
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EL ACOMPAÑANTE (The Companion) TRAILER. English subtitles available in menu

IMDb
7.4 /10
309 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
The tomato isn't ripe
Metacritic took the day off
TMDB
6.0 /10
9 votes
Letterboxd
6.4 /10
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Weighted average
6.7/10
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