The Black Box
2021, Spanish. Directed by Kiki Álvarez.
Cuban filmmaker Enrique "Kiki" Álvarez's newest feature paints a slow-burning love story set in the years immediately following the Cuban Revolution in January of 1959. The Black Box is a secret diary written by Elsa and read by her granddaughter several decades later, a film about a young woman who finds and reads the experiential, emotional and political legacy that her grandmother has left hidden like a magical object. Featuring rare footage from the beginning of the Cuban Revolution.
- Runtime
- 1h 33m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Spanish
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- Released
- 1 January 2021
- Original title
- La Caja Negra
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The Black Box runs 93 minutes (1h 33m).
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The Black Box isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 2021. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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If you liked The Black Box, try Law of Desire, Hot Milk, Pain and Glory.
Who directed The Black Box?
The Black Box (2021) was directed by Kiki Álvarez and stars Anel Perdomo.