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7 Days in Havana (2012)

7 Days in Havana poster
Original title
7 días en La Habana
Directed by
Pablo Trapero, Juan Carlos Tabío, Elia Suleiman, Julio Médem
Genre
drama film
Country
France, Spain
Runtime
2h 09m
Rated
0
Rating
5.6 of 10 from 115 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Seven directors each make a short film about life in Havana, one for each day of the week. The stories show different moments and people across the city, from a house concert to a street festival to a lonely boy's afternoon.

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What happens

7 Days in Havana (Spanish: 7 días en La Habana) is a 2012 Spanish-language anthology film. Set during a week in the Cuban capital Havana, the film features one segment for each day, each segment directed by a different filmmaker. The directors are Julio Medem, Laurent Cantet, Juan Carlos Tabío, Benicio del Toro, Gaspar Noé, Pablo Trapero and Elia Suleiman. The screenplay was written by the Cuban novelist Leonardo Padura Fuentes. The film is a co-production of companies in Spain, France and Cuba. It was shot on location in Havana. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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