Cuba submits `Los Dioses Rotos' for Oscar
IANS Saturday 17th October, 2009
'Los Dioses Rotos' (Broken Gods) by director Ernesto Daranas is Cuba's
submission for the Best Foreign Film Oscar, an official said.
The film is a social drama that revisits the story of a famous procurer
in Havana at the beginning of the 20th century, about whom a professor
does research for a university thesis that purports to show the
character's relevance today.
A print of the film has been sent to the organisers of the prestigious
Hollywood prizes, Rosa Maria Rovira, an international relations official
at the Cuban Institute of Cinematographic Art and Industry, told EFE.
The first work by Daranas, who also wrote the script, premiered at the
30th New Latin American Film Festival in Havana last December, where it
won prizes from the public and film critics.
Starring in the movie are Silvia Aguila, Ana Bu, Carlos Ever Fonseca,
Hector Noas and Isabel Santos.
'Los Dioses Rotos' was chosen by the Cuban Film Press Association as
Best Cuban Film of 2008 and has won prizes at several festivals
Cuba submits `Los Dioses Rotos' for Oscar (17 October 2009)
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