Hello Hemingway

A quiet, observant coming-of-age story that immerses you in a girl's hopes and frustrations with tenderness and a touch of melancholy.

Directed by

Fernando Pérez

Genres

Drama

Starring

Laura de la Luz, Raul Paz, Herminia Sánchez

Tagline

A human being can be destroyed but not defeated

Overview

The plot, set in Havana in the last period 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".

How it feels

Melancholic, earnest, tense and warm. Slow-burning and needs your attention.

About

Coming-of-age, class, family, identity

Content

Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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