The Cook

On New Year’s Eve, 1958–the eve of Fidel Castro’s march into Havana–a young Afro-Cuban cook, Gladys, is entrusted to care for the house of her fleeing aristocratic employer. As four decades pass, and her marriage is rocked by her husband’s infidelity and his rise and fall through the ranks of Castro’s government, Gladys resolves to remain faithful to her long ago promise–no matter how agonizing this difficult choice becomes.