Sons of Cuba
Sons of Cuba is a 2009 documentary film set in the Havana Boxing Academy, a school at the heart of Cuba's Olympic success in the ring.[1] It follows the stories of three young hopefuls through eight months of training and schooling as they prepare for Cuba's National Boxing Championship for Under-12's. Sons of Cuba was directed by Andrew Lang and is distributed by Cinetic Rights Management for the US and Canada and Ro*co Films for the rest of the world.
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| Directed by | Andrew Lang |
| Produced by | Francine Heywood Laura Giles Andrew Lang |
| Cinematography | Domingo Triana Machin |
| Edited by | Simon Rose |
| Distributed by | Cinetic Rights Management Ro*co Films |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | Cuba |
| Language | Spanish |
Awards and nominations
- Winner, Best Documentary at the 2009 Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival
- Winner, Best Documentary at the 2009 International Rome Film Festival
- Winner, Youth Jury Award at the 2009 Sheffield Doc/Fest
- Winner, Best Film on Latin America by a non-Latin American at the 2009 Havana Film Festival
- Winner, Best Documentary by the 2009 Foundation of New Latin American Cinema
- Nominated, Best Documentary at the 2009 British Independent Film Awards
- Opening Night Film at the 2009 Full Frame Documentary Film Festival
References
- "Sons of Cuba". The New Statesman.
External links
- Official website
- Sons of Cuba at IMDb
- Full Frame Documentary Film Festival
- International Rome Film Festival
- Sheffield Doc/Fest
- British Independent Film Awards
- Palm Springs International Film Festival
- Sons of Cuba review in Variety
- Sons of Cuba review in The Hollywood Reporter
- Fandango, Italian distributor
- Andrew Lang interview with The Huffington Post
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