7 Days in Havana (2012) 7 días en La Habana (original title)

Directors:

Laurent Cantet
Benicio Del Toro
(more)

Writer:

Leonardo Padura

Release Date:

30 May 2012 (France)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

A young American boy is trying to break into the acting business, and goes to Cuba during a film festival. |

Plot Keywords:

Havana Cuba | Whistling In A Car | Lesbian Kiss | Anthology | Singing In A Car

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Josh Hutcherson	...	Teddy Atkins
Daniel Brühl
Emir Kusturica
Elia Suleiman
Jorge Perugorría
Melissa Rivera	...	Linda
Mirta Ibarra
Daisy Granados
Vladimir Cruz
Melvis Santa Estevez
Luis Alberto García
Claudia Muniz	...	Norka
Othello Rensoli	...	Remigio
Leonardo Benítez

Directed by
Laurent Cantet
Benicio Del Toro
Julio Medem
Elia Suleiman
Juan Carlos Tabío
Pablo Trapero
Gaspar Noé		(segment "Ritual")

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Leonardo Padura

Produced by
Laurent Baudens	....	producer
Laura Bickford	....	executive producer
Didar Domehri	....	producer
Álvaro Longoria	....	producer
Gaël Nouaille	....	producer
Fabien Pisani	....	producer
Cristina Zumárraga	....	executive producer
Cristina Zumárraga	....	line producer

Cinematography by
Daniel Aranyó

Film Editing by
Thomas Fernandez
Rich Fox
Berta Frías		(film editor)
Véronique Lange
Alex Rodríguez
Zack Stoff

Production Design by
Juan Pedro De Gaspar

Makeup Department
Ruth Bermudo	....	key makeup artist

Production Management
Patricia de la Uz	....	unit production manager
Isidro Terraza	....	production manager
Guadalupe Balaguer Trelles	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Manuel Calvo	....	first assistant director
F. Javier Soto	....	first assistant director

Sound Department
Nicolas de Poulpiquet	....	sound re-recording mixer
Iñaki Díez	....	boom operator
Sergio González	....	boom operator
Sergio González	....	dialogue editor
Juan Carlos Herrera	....	boom operator
Gwennolé Le Borgne	....	sound editor
Carlos Schmukler	....	supervising sound editor (as Charly Schmukler)
Eva Valiño	....	sound mixer
Ken Yasumoto	....	sound designer

Visual Effects by
Emmanuel Le Courbe	....	digital artist

Camera and Electrical Department
Luis Lattanzi	....	first assistant camera
Juan Leiva	....	first assistant camera

Editorial Department
Chrystel Alépée	....	assistant editor
Noemí Dulau	....	digital intermediate colorist
Cristina Laguna	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Fabien Pisani	....	music supervisor
Suso Ramallo	....	music scoring mixer

Other crew
Marisa Castelo	....	legal services
Cristóbal García	....	business affairs
Marta Gila	....	production coordinator (Spain)
Paola Gosalvez	....	production coordinator
Asia Jarzyna	....	production coordinator (Spain)
Pierre Selinger	....	production attorney

Thanks
Antoine Zylberberg	....	thanks

Production Companies

• Chaocorp Distribution (co-producer)
• Full House
• Morena Films

Distributors

• Bir Film (2012) (Turkey) (all media) (limited)
• A-Film Distribution (2012) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Alcine Terran (2012) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Feelgood Entertainment (2012) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Rézo Films (2012) (France) (theatrical)
• Midas Filmes (2012) (Portugal) (all media)

Also Known As:

"7 días en La Habana" - France (original title)

Runtime:

129 min

Country:

France | Spain

Language:

Spanish | English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Netherlands:12 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | Ireland:15A | UK:15 | Japan:R15+ | Portugal:M/12

Filming Locations:

Havana, Cuba

Company:

Chaocorp Distribution

7 faces of Havana

I watched 7 days in Havana as omnibus connected together by Havana, not by a plot. Young American and Emir Kusturica helped me to travel into the city myself and to enjoy in it on the similar way as when I was really there. I did not expect from characters in the movie to make a coherent story as for me this movie in his big part is a documentary. Characters represent how somebody Cuban living there feels, which are his main joys, sufferings and believes. Also how does feel somebody coming there from outside. Bad side of the movie for me was our famous director Kusturica acting himself in alcoholism and on ego trip, also contributing to documentary, it would be better if he was more fictional. The ritual of Santeria was the most documentary part for me as I have never seen it on the screen. This contrast: Christianity and African magic changing for centuries but still alive for me is one of the strongest impressions. Also dilemma of Young beautiful singer that is certainly dilemma of many talented Cuban people for me was so important as it was the beauty of her and her sexy boyfriend. The beauty of the city, of its people and their music are the point for me and they can really satisfy somebody who can be patient enough to see all these kinds of Havana beauty and enjoy in it.