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Papa Hemingway in Cuba

2015 · 109 min

A slow, earnest literary drama that drifts between admiration and unease as a young writer is drawn into a legend's orbit amid revolution.

Tagline: Hemingway's Untold Story.
Overview: In 1959, a young journalist ventures to Havana, Cuba to meet his idol, the legendary Ernest Hemingway who helped him find his literary voice, while the Cuban Revolution comes to a boil around them.
How it feels: Melancholic, earnest, tense and warm. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Friendship, art, identity, politics
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: friendship
art
identity
politics
betrayal
Places: big city
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild