''7 Days in Havana'' ( es, 7 días en La Habana) is a 2012 Spanish-language

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. Set during a week in the Cuban capital

Havana Havana (; Spanish: ''La Habana'' ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of the La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center.

, the film features one segment for each day, each segment directed by a different filmmaker. The directors are Julio Medem, Laurent Cantet,

Juan Carlos Tabío Juan Carlos Tabío (3 September 1943 – 18 January 2021) was a Cuban film director and screenwriter. His film ''Strawberry and Chocolate'' (1994), which he co-directed with Tomás Gutiérrez Alea, won a Silver Bear - Special Jury Prize at the 44 ...

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, Gaspar Noé, Pablo Trapero and

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. The screenplay was written by the Cuban novelist

Leonardo Padura Fuentes Leonardo de la Caridad Padura Fuentes (born October 10, 1955) is a Cuban novelist and journalist. , he is one of Cuba's best-known writers internationally. In his native Spanish, as well as in English and some other languages, he is often refe ...

. The film is a co-production between companies in Spain, France and Cuba. It was shot on location in Havana.

Segments

* "El Yuma" (Monday,

) * "Jam Session" (Tuesday, Pablo Trapero) * "La tentación de Cecilia" (Wednesday, Julio Medem) * "Diary of a Beginner" (Thursday,

) * "Ritual" (Friday, Gaspar Noé) * "Dulce amargo" (Saturday,

) * "La fuente" (Sunday, Laurent Cantet)

Cast

Daniel Brühl Daniel César Martín Brühl González Domingo (; born 16 June 1978) is a Spanish-German actor and filmmaker. He received his first German Film Award for Best Actor for his roles in '' Das Weisse Rauschen (The White Sound)'' (2001), ''Nichts ...

as Spanish Businessman *

Emir Kusturica Emir Kusturica ( sr-cyrl, Емир Кустурица; born 24 November 1954) is a Serbian film director, screenwriter, actor, producer and musician. He also has French citizenship.http://www.serbia.com/emir-kusturica-artist-builder-and-anti-glo ...

as himself *

as himself * Josh Hutcherson as Teddy Atkins * Vladimir Cruz * Mirta Ibarra *

Jorge Perugorria Jorge is a Spanish and Portuguese given name. It is derived from the Greek name Γεώργιος (''Georgios'') via Latin ''Georgius''; the former is derived from (''georgos''), meaning "farmer" or "earth-worker". The Latin form ''Georgius'' ...

* Alexander Abreu (a sensational musician and international star, founder o
Havana d'Primera
as Albert

Production

The film is a co-production between Spain's Morena Films and France's Full House, in association with Cuba's Havana Club International. It had a budget of around

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3 million. Filming took place in

Havana Havana (; Spanish: ''La Habana'' ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of the La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center.

from 4 March to 6 May 2011.

Release

The film competed in the

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section at the

2012 Cannes Film Festival The 65th Cannes Film Festival was held from 16 to 27 May 2012. Italian film director Nanni Moretti was the President of the Jury for the main competition and British actor Tim Roth was the President of the Jury for the Un Certain Regard section. ...

Reception

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the film had an approval rating of 40% based on reviews from 15 critics.

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:7 Days In Havana 2012 films 2012 drama films Spanish drama films French drama films 2010s Spanish-language films Films directed by Benicio del Toro Films directed by Pablo Trapero Films directed by Julio Medem Films directed by Elia Suleiman Films directed by Gaspar Noé Films directed by Juan Carlos Tabío Films directed by Laurent Cantet Spanish anthology films Films set in Havana Films shot in Havana French anthology films 2010s French films 2010s Spanish films Cultural depictions of Emir Kusturica