Narrative | Havana, CUBA (2018)
About
Havana, CUBA is the second short film written and directed by Andrei Huțuleac. A tragicomic study of loneliness in a crowded world.
Plot Outline
In the tragicomic short film Havana, CUBA, an ever-quiet taxi driver meets five different people over the course of one night during Christmas Holidays.
An abused runaway wife, a failed actor, an impossible love story of a lower-class young man and two young teenagers making love in the back seat, all come together in this exotic farce of absurd proportions.
A story of loneliness and the ways in which it subtly affects individuals bringing them on the brink of hysteria, Havana, CUBA explores the broader concept of being alone in a crowded world, while never forgetting the humour and the essential love for whatever makes us human.
Cast Marian Ralea, Mirela Oprisor, Alin Florea, Tudor Istodor
Director Andrei Hutuleac
Director of Photography Constantin Ene Jr.
Editor Valerian Bulgariu
Production design Adeline Badescu
Producer Tudor Giurgiu, LIBRA FILMS with the support of Romanian Film Centre (CNC)
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Awards
Winner: Gopo for Best Short Film, Gopo Awards 2020
Winner: Best Short Film at UCIN awards, 2020
Winner: Special Mention of the Jury at Kustendorf 13th International Film Festival 2020
Winner: Special Mention of the Jury at Cinemed 41th International Film Festival 2019
Winner: Short BUZZ award at Buzz International Film Festival 4th edition, 2019
Official Selections
Official Selection: Nominated at Gopo Awards 2020 for Best Short Film
Official Selection: Romanian Short Film Competition, Transilvania International Film Festival 18th, 2019
Official Selection: Warsaw 35th International Film Festival 2019
Official Selection: Cottbus 29th International Film Festival 2019
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