Sons of Cuba

Sons of Cuba
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Andrew Lang
Produced by	Francine Heywood Laura Giles Andrew Lang
Cinematography	Domingo Triana Machin
Edited by	Simon Rose
Distributed by	Cinetic Rights Management Ro*co Films
Release dates	October 12, 2009 (2009-10-12) (Los Angeles Latino Film Festival)
Running time	88 minutes
Country	Cuba
Language	Spanish

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.^[1] 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.

Awards and nominations

• Winner, Best Documentary at the 2009 Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival
• Winner, Best Documentary at the 2009 International Rome Film Festival
• Winner, Youth Jury Award at the 2009 Sheffield Doc/Fest
• Winner, Best Film on Latin America by a non-Latin American at the 2009 Havana Film Festival
• Winner, Best Documentary by the 2009 Foundation of New Latin American Cinema
• Nominated, Best Documentary at the 2009 British Independent Film Awards
• Opening Night Film at the 2009 Full Frame Documentary Film Festival

References

1. ↑ "Sons of Cuba". The New Statesman. 

External links

• Official website
• Sons of Cuba at the Internet Movie Database
• Full Frame Documentary Film Festival
• International Rome Film Festival
• Sheffield Doc/Fest
• British Independent Film Awards
• Palm Springs International Film Festival
• Sons of Cuba review in Variety Magazine
• Sons of Cuba review in Hollywood Reporter
• Fandango, Italian distributor
• Andrew Lang interview with The Huffington Post