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Synopsis
HAVANA MOTOR CLUB explores Havana's vibrant community of underground drag racers and their quest to hold Cuba's first official car race since shortly after the 1959 Revolution. It tackles how Cuba’s recent reforms have affected the lives of these racers and their families. One racer enlists the help of a Cuban American patron in Miami to bring in parts for his modern Porsche. His main competitor is a renowned mechanic who uses ingenuity rather than resources to create a racing machine out of his ‘55 Chevy. Another racer ponders whether he will participate in the race or sell his motor — one that he recovered on the ocean floor from a ship used to smuggle Cubans off the island — in order to flee Cuba on a raft headed to Florida. Through the experiences of these racers, HAVANA MOTOR CLUB explores how Cuba is changing today, and also what its future holds in light of Obama's recent move to normalize relations with the island nation.
Title
Havana Motor ClubDirector
Bent-Jorgen Perlmutt
Written By
Bent-Jorgen Perlmutt
Producers
Bent-Jorgen Perlmutt
Zelmira Gainza
Executive Producers:
Magnus Andersson
Raja Sethuraman
Dan Cogan
Cast
Reynaldo López García
Carlos Alvarez Sanchez
Armando Munnet Rodriguez
Jose Antonio Madera
Reinaldo López Fernández
Saul Garcia
Milton Díaz Cánter.
Language
SpanishRuntime
84 min
