The Cuban

The Cuban is a 2019 Canadian drama film, directed by Sergio Navarretta.[1] The film stars Ana Golja as Mina, a young woman working at a nursing home managed by her aunt Bano (Shohreh Aghdashloo) while preparing for medical school, whose outlook on life is profoundly changed when she meets and befriends Luis Garcia (Louis Gossett Jr.), a former Cuban jazz musician who has been living in the home since being diagnosed with dementia.[2]

The Cuban
Film poster
Directed bySergio Navarretta
Produced byAna Golja
Taras Koltun
Sergio Navarretta
Alessandra Piccione
Written byAlessandra Piccione
StarringLouis Gossett Jr.
Ana Golja
Shohreh Aghdashloo
Music byHilario Durán
CinematographyCeliana Cárdenas
Edited byJane MacRae
Production
company
S.N.A.P. Films
Distributed byA71 Entertainment
Release date
  • December 7, 2019 (2019-12-07) (Whistler)
  • July 31, 2020 (2020-07-31)
Running time
109 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

The film's cast also includes Lauren Holly, Giacomo Gianniotti, Shiva Negar, Jonathan Keltz, Emily Piggford and Taborah Johnson.

The film premiered on December 7, 2019 at the Whistler Film Festival,[3] where Celiana Cárdenas won the Borsos Award for Best Cinematography in a Canadian Film.[4] It was subsequently screened at the Pan African Film Festival in February 2020, winning the Audience Award;[5] in April, it aired on Super Channel as part of its special program of airing the films that had been slated to run at the Canadian Film Festival prior to its cancellation in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.[6]

Golja started working on producing the film when she was still acting on DeGrassi, and was only 19 years old.[7]

It went into commercial release in July 2020.[2]

Plot

An unexpected friendship begins between an elderly Cuban musician with dementia who is brought out of his shell by his care worker, and a disillusioned young pre-med Afghan student named Mina (Ana Golja). They through a shared loved of music, both their lives are changed.[8][9][10][11][12]

Cast

References
  1. Etan Vlessing, "Louis Gossett Jr., Shohreh Aghdashloo Starrer 'The Cuban' Lands at Brainstorm Media". The Hollywood Reporter, July 1, 2020.
  2. Sheri Linden, "'The Cuban': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter, July 28, 2020.
  3. Katherine Brodsky, "Canadian and World Premieres Abound at Annual Whistler Film Festival". Variety, November 26, 2019.
  4. Adrian Mack, "Antigone sweeps as Whistler film festival wraps". The Georgia Straight, December 11, 2019.
  5. Liz Braun, "Drive-in theatres enjoy huge resurgence". Toronto Sun, July 18, 2020.
  6. "Postponed Canadian Film Fest finds new home on Super Channel". Canadian Press, April 20, 2020.
  7. Charles Trapunski (2020-07-20). "INTERVIEW: THE CUBAN'S ANA GOLJA". Brief Take. Retrieved 2020-11-18. You were a 19-year-old producer, female producer at that, when you started this project.
  8. Castillo, Monica. "The Cuban movie review & film summary (2020) | Roger Ebert". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
  9. Kenny, Glenn (2020-07-30). "'The Cuban' Review: Memories Lost and Reignited". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
  10. Kiang, Jessica (2020-07-30). "'The Cuban': Film Review". Variety. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
  11. "'The Cuban': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
  12. "The Cuban • AwardsCircuit". AwardsCircuit. 2020-07-30. Retrieved 2020-08-03.


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