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Papa (2015)

Papa poster
Original title
Papa Hemingway in Cuba
Directed by
Bob Yari
Genre
drama film, biographical film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 49m
Rating
5.4 of 10 from 30 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young journalist forms a friendship with Ernest Hemingway in 1950s Havana, Cuba. The story is based on real events and focuses on the bond between the two men.

nostalgicbittersweetreflectivesubduedearthyintimatebreezyunderstated

What happens

Papa: Hemingway in Cuba is a 2015 biographical film. It was written by Denne Bart Petitclerc, and directed by Bob Yari. The film is based on events from Ernest Hemingway's life in Havana, Cuba in the 1950s, and on a friendship that developed there between Hemingway and Petitclerc, who was then a young journalist. The film received generally unfavorable reviews. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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