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War in Cuba

FAKE NEWS AND RACIAL INTEGRATION: 5 STORIES, A RIFLE, THE PATRON' FESTIVAL AND A SMALL COMMUNITY WITH ITS EVERYDAY LIFE ARE GOING TO BE UPSET BY AN OUTSIDER, AN UNSCRUPULOUS JOURNALIST COMING FROM THE BIG CITY

  • Renato Giugliano
    Director
  • Renato Giugliano
    Writer
  • Mario Mucciarelli
    Writer
    The space between
  • Elisabetta Cavallotti
    Key Cast
    "Viola De Marchi"
    Hotel, Guardami
  • Younes El Bouzari
    Key Cast
    "Kamal"
  • Marco Mussoni
    Key Cast
    "Assessore"
  • Luigi Monfredini
    Key Cast
    "Nevio"
  • Laura Pizzirani
    Key Cast
    "Giorgia"
    Dogman, Youtopia, Il racconto dei racconti
  • Lorenzo Carcasci
    Key Cast
    "Filippo"
  • Antonio De Matteo
    Key Cast
    "Capitano"
    Ocean's twelve
  • Piergiuseppe Francione
    Key Cast
    "Gianma"
  • Renato Giugliano
    Producer
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    La guerra a Cuba
  • Project Type:
    Feature
  • Genres:
    Drama, social
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 41 minutes 7 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    October 19, 2019
  • Production Budget:
    55,000 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Italy
  • Country of Filming:
    Italy
  • Language:
    Arabic, Italian
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital 4.6k
  • Aspect Ratio:
    2.35
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • SiciliAmbiente Film Festival 2020

    Italy
    Official Selection
  • Reggio Calabria FilmFest RCFF 2020
    Reggio Calabria
    Italy
    Best Film - Best Lead Actress
  • Caorle Film Festival 2020
    Caorle
    Italy
    Best Feature Film, Best Story, Best Supporting Actor
  • International Tour Film Festival 2020

    Italy
    Non competitive
  • Rieti & Sabina Film Fest 2020

    Italy
    Official Selection
  • Log to Green Movie Award
    Venice
    Italy
    Best Emerging Director
  • The International TV Broadcasters and Independent Producers Festival SIMFEST
    Targu Mures
    Romania
    September 15, 2020
    Official Selection
  • Little Rock Italian Film Festival
    Little Rock
    United States
    North American Premiere
    Best Feature Film, Fan Favorite
  • International Moving Film Festival

    Iran, Islamic Republic of
    December 20, 2020
  • BUZZ IFF - International Film Festival

    Romania
    October 11, 2020
  • 9th FriCine - Festival Internacional de Cinema Socioambiental

    Brazil
    March 8, 2021
  • Ostia International Film Festival

    Italy
    September 23, 2020
  • Vittorio Veneto Film Festival

    Italy
    November 30, 2020
  • Terra Gollut
    Barcelona
    Spain
  • Festival Internazionale del Cinema dei Castelli Romani

    Italy
    Best Leading Actress
Distribution Information
  • Emera Film (ITA)
    Distributor
    Country: Italy
    Rights: All Rights
  • DINÀMIC ENGINY SLU (ES)
    Distributor
    Country: Spain
    Rights: Video on Demand, Pay Per View, Theatrical
Director Biography - Renato Giugliano

Independent film director and author with over 15 years’ experience filming narrative, documentary, commercial and music projects in the E.U. and abroad. Within the years Renato's job focused on social issues and heart-touching stories of indigenous and native populations. Renato has an intense partnership with several European NGOs with whom He plans and shape edutainment projects, educational activities and filming. Recently He finished his first feature film (La Guerra a Cuba, distributed in Italy and Spain) and a TV documentary (Lonely Dolls) produced by Warner Bros Discovery and aired on Real Time and Discovery+ Italia.

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Director Statement

Inspired by Orson Wells' Citizen Kane, the film wants to explore the complicated relationship between the power of communication and its effects on integration and community behavior. It is a choral story with many characters and different lives and backgrounds, all taking parts of their society, each of them carrying his ideology and beliefs. We tried to be sincere and not take any side, describing society just as it is, or at least the way it wants to look like. Fear and anger are just right there at the corner, waiting for something to happen. And sometimes, unfortunately, something terrible does happen.