Sin_La_Habana

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Without Havana

2020 Canadian film

Sin La Habana is a Canadian drama film, directed by Kaveh Nabatian and released in 2020.[1]

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The film stars Yonah Acosta as Leonardo, a ballet dancer in Cuba who feels stifled and in need of emigration to another country to advance his career. He and his girlfriend Sara (Evelyn O’Farrill) devise a plan for the duo to get out of Cuba by having Leonardo seduce Nasim (Aki Yaghoubi), a tourist from Montreal, so that she will take him back to Canada with her and then he can send for Sara once he's settled in; however, both Leonardo and Sara are secretly also looking for ways to break off their relationship.[2]

The film premiered at the 2020 Festival du nouveau cinéma,[3] before going into commercial release in September 2021.[4]

Sin la Habana received positive reviews from film critics. It holds a 86% rating on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes.[5]

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References

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    "Four films streaming till Oct. 31 as part of Festival du Nouveau Cinéma". Cult MTL, October 22, 2020.
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    Lorry Kikta, "Sin la Habana". Film Threat, March 8, 2021.
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    T'cha Dunlevy, "49th Festival du nouveau cinéma screens the best films from a strange year". Montreal Gazette, October 1, 2020.
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    André Duchesne, "Kaveh Nabatian : nous sommes tous des humains". La Presse, September 7, 2021.
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    "SIN LA HABANA". rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
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    Amélie Revert, "«Atlantis», «Sin La Habana» et «Judy vs Capitalism» au palmarès du FNC". Métro, October 19, 2020.
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    Steve Newton, "Vancouver International Film Fest announces award winners". The Georgia Straight, October 13, 2021.
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    "TV & Film News – DGC reveals Discovery Award long list of emerging directors to watch". Broadcast Dialogue, September 23, 2021.
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    André Duchesne, "Sin La Habana couronné aux Percéides". La Presse, September 27, 2021.
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    "Miami Film Festival Announces 2021 Lineup With a Strong Latin American Selection". cinematropical.com. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
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    Richard Burnett, "Onscreen or onstage, fine arts grad Kaveh Nabatian entertains". Concordia News, November 24, 2021.
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    Brent Furdyk, "2022 Canadian Screen Award Nominees Announced, ‘Sort Of’ & ‘Scarborough’ Lead The Pack". ET Canada, February 15, 2022.
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    François Lévesque, "Hélène Florent aux oiseaux au Gala Québec Cinéma". Le Devoir, June 5, 2022.


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