THE KING OF HAVANA

EL REY DE LA HABANA

By Agusti VILLARONGA

TRANSILVANIA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL - as FEST

Erotic - Completed 2015

BLACK BREAD's director Agustí Villaronga's next feature film, based on the acclaimed novel by Cuban author Pedro Juan Gutierrez.

Festivals
& Awards

San Sebastian FF 2015
Official selection Silver Shell for Best Actress - Yordanka Ariosa
Ventana Sur 2015
European Cinema
Tokyo Latin Beat 2015
Best Actress - Yordanka Ariosa
Miami Film Festival 2016
Visions
    • Year of production
    • 2015
    • Genres
    • Erotic, Drama
    • Countries
    • DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, SPAIN
    • Languages
    • SPANISH
    • Budget
    • 3 - 5 M$
    • Duration
    • 124 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Agusti VILLARONGA
    • Writer(s)
    • Agusti VILLARONGA
    • Producer(s)
    • Luisa MATIENZO (TUSITALA PC)
    • Synopsis
    • The King Of Havana tells the story of Reinaldo, a teenager recently escaped from a correctional facility; his lack of scruples and sneaky ways his only defence on the mean streets of 1990s Havana during Cuba’s “Special Period”. As he romps his way around downtown Havana, longing, disillusionment, rum and a good sense of humour are his only company. Until one day, he meets Magda. The two find they have a lot in common and a tragic story of impossible love ensues. Their relationship, marked by tenderness and boundless passion, will push their emotions to the limit, as they search to find a place where they can settle down and start a “normal” family. Meanwhile, the insatiable tropical storm that is everyday life in 1990s Cuba, threatens to wear them down and damage them irreversibly.