Cuba, the mid80s, anyone diagnosed with HIV/AIDS is sent to a militaryrun internment c Former boxing chion Horacio Romero is assigned to be a personal wardencompanionto troublemaker patient Daniel Despite their initial distrust and ignorance, the two form a platonic bond that leads them to be better men The Companion shows the stigma associated for those with HIV/AIDS in the early days of the epidemicgay and straight This eyeopening drama finds friendship and compassion during a littleknown chapter in Cuban history
