: Set in late-1990s Cuba during the "Special Period," the story follows Reinaldo, a young man who escapes a reformatory and tries to survive on the harsh streets of Havana.
Reviewers from Variety described it as a "torrid urban melodrama" that can either "enrapture or repel" due to its explicit content and "up-in-your-face excess" . 📍 Production Trivia : Set in late-1990s Cuba during the "Special
The film was because of its explicit sex scenes, criticism of state failures, and portrayal of sex work. Cuban cultural authorities deemed it “pornographic misery tourism.” Villaronga responded that the film is “not against Cuba, but against the cruelty of poverty anywhere.” Based on the controversial novel by Pedro Juan
Set in the harsh, post-Soviet economic crisis in Havana (the “Special Period” of the 1990s), the film follows , a teenager recently released from a juvenile detention center. He returns to the streets of Havana searching for his estranged father. the film follows
The King of Havana (Spanish: El rey de La Habana ) is a raw, award-winning 2015 drama directed by Spanish filmmaker Agustí Villaronga . Based on the controversial novel by Pedro Juan Gutiérrez, the film is a stark exploration of survival on the fringes of Cuban society . 🎬 Movie Overview