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Sin La Habana

Directed by Kaveh Nabatian
Canada, Cuba
2020
95 mins

Leonardo, a ballet dancer, and Sara, an ambitious lawyer, are young Black Cubans desperate for a way out of their country. They realize that their ticket off the island is for Leonardo to seduce one of the foreign students at the salsa school where he teaches.

They choose a lonely Iranian-Canadian woman who is seeking adventure and passion in paradise.

  • Year
    2020
  • Country
    Canada, Cuba
  • Language
    Spanish
  • Premiere Status
    International Premiere
  • Director
    Kaveh Nabatian
  • Writer
    Kaveh Nabatian
  • Cinematographer
    Juan Pablo Ramirez
  • Editor
    Sophie Leblond
  • Genre
    Drama, Music/Musical, Romance
  • Theme
    Spotlight On Cuba, Cuban Cinema Series, Jordan Ressler First Feature Award, En español, Canada, Social issues

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