August 2019 / Fiction | Drama / Costa Rica | Cuba | France
85min
Cuba (Agosto,1994) . The world of Carlos is collapsing. His little hometown is a chaos. His friends are leaving, his grandmother dies, he is exploring sexuality. He was hoping for a normal summer but his emotions are upside down while he tries to survive with an uncertain future when government politics change and thousands of cubans are throwing themselves to the sea with the hope of escaping.
| Cast | Verónica Lynn, Damián González, Lola Amores, Rafael Lahera, Glenda Delgado, Alejandro Guerrero, Luis Ernesto Bárcenas, Tatiana Monge |
|---|---|
| Producer | Marcela Esquivel |
| Co-Producers | Claudia Olivera, Nathalie Trafford |
| Screenwriters | Abel Arcos, Armando Capó Ramos |
| Director of Photography | Javier Labrador Deulofeu |
| Editors | Juan Soto, Ariel Escalante |
| Music composer | Alex Cantona |
| Art Director | Celia Ledón |
| Sound editor | Sheyla Pool Pastor |
| Sound mixers | Jean Guy Veran, Sheyla Pool Pastor |
| Producers | La Feria Producciones (Costa Rica) | DSafia Producciones (Cuba) | Paraiso Production Diffusion (FR) (France) |
|---|---|
| International Sales | m-appeal (Germany) |
| Partners & Funds | Go Cuba (Netherlands) |
| Type | Feature Film |
|---|---|
| Original title | Agosto |
| Genre | Fiction |
| Sub-genre | Drama |
| Nationalities | Costa Rica | Cuba | France |
| Production year | 2019 |
| National release | 07/12/2019 |
| Runtime | 85 min. |
| Current Status | Released |
| Production formats | HD 4K |
| Color type | Color |
| Aspect Ratio | 16/9 |
| Audio format | Dolby 5.1 |
| Rating | General Audiences |
| Keywords | Adolescence / Youth, Emigration, Family |
| Festival | City | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL TIFF | Toronto | Canada | 2019 |
| SAN SEBASTIAN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL - SSIFF | San Sebastian | Spain | 2019 |
| Mill Valley Film Festival | Mill Valley | United States of America | 2019 |
| CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL | Chicago | United States of America | 2019 |
| ST. LOUIS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL | St. Louis, Missouri | United States of America | 2019 |
| CAIRO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL | Cairo | Egypt | 2019 |
| Pantalla Latina Film Festival | St Gallen | Switzerland | 2019 |
| PÖFF - Black Nights Film Festival Tallin | Tallinn | Estonia | 2019 |
| International Festival of New Latin-American Cinema | Havana | Cuba | 2019 |
| International Film Festival of Kerala | Kerala | India | 2019 |
| Göteborg Film Festival | Gothenburg | Sweden | 2020 |
| FESTIVAL DE CINE GLOBAL DOMINICANO | Santo domingo | Dominican Rep. | 2020 |
| CARTAGENA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL - FICCI | Cartagena de Indias | Colombia | 2020 |
| CLEVELAND INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL | Cleveland | United States of America | 2020 |
| GUADALAJARA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL | Guadalajara | Mexico | 2020 |
| Best First Film @ International Festival of New Latin-American Cinema |
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