'' Hello Hemingway '' is a 1990 Cuban drama film directed by Fernando Pérez and starring Laura de la Uz . The plot , set in Havana in 1956 , near the end of Fulgencio Batista 's dictatorship , follows a young girl whose aspirations to obtain a scholarship in America , against the odds , are paralleled with her reading of Ernest Hemingway 's '' The Old Man and the Sea '' . The film was selected as the Cuban entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 64th Academy Awards , but was not designated a nominee
64th Academy Awards
64th Academy Awards
Hello Hemingway