Best New Narrative Director Award

Awards Screenings

North American Premiere

USA, U.K., (none), Cuba | 89 MINUTES | Spanish |

BEST NEW NARRATIVE DIRECTOR AWARD

Female Director(s)
Fed up with catering to the privileged tourist class, Cuban teens Raul and Elio are tantalized by the promise of a new life in Miami. Accused of assaulting a foreigner, Raul has no choice but to flee, but Elio must decide whether his own escape is worth abandoning his beloved sister. Brimming with the nervous energy of Havana's restless youth and evocative cinematography of the sun-bleached capital, Una Noche follows one sweltering day, full of hope and fraught with tensions, that burns to a shocking climax.

 

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