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'The Cuban' is a 2019 Canadian drama film, directed by Sergio Navarretta and written by Alessandra Piccione.Etan Vlessing, [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/louis-gossett-jr-shohreh-aghdashloo-starrer-cuban-lands-at-brainstorm-media-1301378 "Louis Gossett Jr., Shohreh Aghdashloo Starrer 'The Cuban' Lands at Brainstorm Media"]. 'The Hollywood Reporter', July 1, 2020. The film stars Ana Golja as Mina, a young woman working at a nursing home managed by her aunt Bano (Shohreh Aghdashloo) while preparing for medical school, whose outlook on life is profoundly changed when she meets and befriends Luis Garcia (Louis Gossett Jr.), a former Cuban jazz musician who has been living in the home since being diagnosed with dementia.Sheri Linden, [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/cuban-1302297 "'The Cuban': Film Review"]. 'The Hollywood Reporter', July 28, 2020.

Plot



An unexpected friendship begins between an elderly Cuban musician with dementia who is brought out of his shell by his care worker, and a disillusioned young pre-med Afghan student named Mina (Ana Golja). Through a shared loved of music, both their lives are changed.

Cast



* Louis Gossett Jr. as Luis Garcia

* Ana Golja as Mina

* Shohreh Aghdashloo as Bano Ayoub

* Lauren Holly as Nurse Baker

* Giacomo Gianniotti as Kris

* Shiva Negar as Zahra Karzai

* Jonathan Keltz as Ethan

Release



The film premiered on December 7, 2019 at the Whistler Film Festival,Katherine Brodsky, [https://variety.com/2019/film/spotlight/canadian-world-premieres-abound-annual-whistler-film-festival-1203416080/ "Canadian and World Premieres Abound at Annual Whistler Film Festival"]. 'Variety', November 26, 2019. where Celiana Crdenas won the Borsos Competition award for Best Cinematography in a Canadian Film.Adrian Mack, [https://www.straight.com/movies/1335976/antigone-sweeps-whistler-film-festival-wraps "Antigone sweeps as Whistler film festival wraps"]. 'The Georgia Straight', December 11, 2019. It had its American premiere in February 2020 at the Los Angeles Pan African Film Festival, winning the Audience Award for Narrative Feature and the Special Programmer's Award.

In April 2020, the film aired on Super Channel as part of its special program of airing the films that had been slated to run at the Canadian Film Festival prior to its cancellation in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.[https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/movies/2020/04/20/postponed-canadian-film-fest-finds-new-home-on-super-channel.html "Postponed Canadian Film Fest finds new home on Super Channel"]. Canadian Press, April 20, 2020.

The film was released at drive-ins and traditional theatres across Canada on July 28, 2020 and in virtual cinemas across the United States on July 31, 2020.

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