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Habaneros: You Say You Want a Revolution? Part One

Two-part film capturing the mood of Havana and its people, the Habaneros, at a pivotal moment in time. They share their experience of life in this extraordinary city.

Raul Castro has recently stepped down as president of Cuba, almost 60 years after his brother Fidel and a small band of bearded cigar-smoking guerrillas entered the capital Havana and changed the lives of their people forever.

Using extraordinary and previously unseen archive footage, and shot over the past three years, Julien Temple's two-part film captures the mood of Havana and its people - the Habaneros - at a pivotal moment in time. They share their experience of life in this extraordinary city - the highs and lows, the exhilaration and the suffering. It's a rollercoaster ride from Spanish colony to republic to revolution to the precarious present. Fidel is dead, Obama's hand of friendship is withdrawn and as the US blockade continues to strangle the economy, Havana is literally falling apart.

1 hour, 3 minutes

Credits

Role Contributor
Writer Julien Temple
Director Julien Temple
Producer Julien Temple
Producer Andrew Curtis
Producer Richard Conway
Executive Producer Alan Yentob
Executive Producer Jeremy Thomas
Executive Producer Ana Maria Cuesta
Executive Producer Helen J Dyson
Director of photography Stephen Organ
Editor Caroline Richards
Sound Supervisor Ben Young
Re-recording mixer Andrew Stirk
Assistant Editor Leo Temple
Producer Katy Woods
Producer Mildrey Ruiz
Production Company Essential Nitrate Havana Limited

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