Sons of Cuba (2009)

Directed by

Andrew Lang

Genre

documentary film, boxing film

Country

Cuba

Runtime

1h 28m

Rating

7.6 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows three young boys training and studying at the Havana Boxing Academy in Cuba over eight months. They prepare for the national boxing championship for kids under 12.

observationalupbeatearnestintimatefocusedinspiringchild-centered

What happens

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. 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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