Sons of Cuba
Introduction '''''Sons of Cuba''''' is a 2009 documentary film set in the Havana Boxing Academy, a school at the heart of Cuba's Olympic success in the ring. It follows the stories of three young hopefuls through eight months of training and schooling as they prepare for Cuba's National Boxing Championship for Under-12's. Sons of Cuba was directed by Andrew Lang and is distributed by Cinetic Rights Management for the US and Canada and Ro*co Films for the rest of the world.
Awards and nominations * Winner, ''Best Documentary'' at the 2009 Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival * Winner, ''Best Documentary'' at the 2009 International Rome Film Festival* Winner, ''Youth Jury Award'' at the 2009 Sheffield Doc/Fest* Winner, ''Best Film on Latin America by a non-Latin American'' at the 2009 Havana Film Festival* Winner, ''Best Documentary'' by the 2009 Foundation of New Latin American Cinema* Nominated, ''Best Documentary'' at the 2009 British Independent Film Awards* Opening Night Film at the 2009 Full Frame Documentary Film Festival
References
External links * * *  Full Frame Documentary Film Festival*  International Rome Film Festival*  Sheffield Doc/Fest*  British Independent Film Awards*  Palm Springs International Film Festival *  Sons of Cuba review in ''Variety''*  Sons of Cuba review in ''The Hollywood Reporter''*  Fandango, Italian distributor*  Andrew Lang interview with The Huffington Post