Sons of Cuba

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2009 Cuban film

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 date

* 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

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

## References

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

## External links

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* Official website
* Sons of Cuba at IMDb
* Full Frame Documentary Film Festival
* International Rome Film Festival[permanent dead link]
* Sheffield Doc/Fest
* British Independent Film Awards
* Palm Springs International Film Festival
* Sons of Cuba review in Variety
* Sons of Cuba review in The Hollywood Reporter
* Fandango, Italian distributor[permanent dead link]
* Andrew Lang interview with The Huffington Post

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