Hotel Nueva Isla (2014)

Genre : Documentary

Runtime : 1H 20M

Director : Irene Gutiérrez Torres, Javier Labrador Deulofeu

Synopsis

In the early twentieth century, the Hotel Nueva Isla was an emblematic luxury hotel. After the Cuban Revolution, it was confiscated by the State and became a shelter for homeless people. Located in Old Havana, today it is an imposing ruin. Jorge de los Rios, a retired clerk, is one of the few residents who remain there, along with La Flaca, his lover, and Waldo, a young itinerant. As the rest leave for safer places, Jorge clings to his dilapidated home and its buried treasures, slowly digging his way through its debris. The film speaks poignantly to a lost generation who fought in the Cuban Revolution and dreamed of a better society.

Actors

Vivian Pacheco
Vivian Pacheco
Josefina Patterson
Josefina Patterson
Jorge de Los Ríos Vega
Jorge de Los Ríos Vega
Waldo Muñoz Hernández
Waldo Muñoz Hernández

Crews

Irene Gutiérrez Torres
Irene Gutiérrez Torres
Director
Javier Labrador Deulofeu
Javier Labrador Deulofeu
Director of Photography
Javier Labrador Deulofeu
Javier Labrador Deulofeu
Director
Irene Gutiérrez Torres
Irene Gutiérrez Torres
Writer
Javier Labrador Deulofeu
Javier Labrador Deulofeu
Writer
José Ángel Alayón Dévora
José Ángel Alayón Dévora
Producer

Trailers and other movies

Hotel Nueva Isla - Trailer (Doc Fortnight 2015)

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