# Without Havana > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Without_Havana > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Without_Havana.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Without_Havana > Source revision: 1329908808 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 2020 Canada, Cuba film Sin La Habana Directed by Kaveh Nabatian Written by Kaveh Nabatian Produced by Gabrielle Tougas-Fréchette Ménaïc Raoul Starring Yonah Acosta Evelyn O’Farrill Aki Yaghoubi Cinematography Juan Pablo Ramírez Edited by Sophie Leblond Music by Kaveh Nabatian Production company Voyelles Films Distributed by Maison 4:3 Release date October 7, 2020 (2020-10-07) (FNC) Running time 94 minutes Countries Canada, Cuba Languages Spanish English Persian ***Sin La Habana*** is a Canadian-Cuban drama film, directed by [Kaveh Nabatian](/source/Kaveh_Nabatian) and released in 2020.[1] The film stars [Yonah Acosta](/source/Yonah_Acosta) as Leonardo, a ballet dancer in [Cuba](/source/Cuba) who feels stifled and in need of emigration to another country to advance his career. He and his girlfriend Sara (Evelyn O’Farrill) devise a plan for the duo to get out of Cuba by having Leonardo seduce Nasim (Aki Yaghoubi), a tourist from [Montreal](/source/Montreal), so that she will take him back to Canada with her and then he can send for Sara once he's settled in; however, both Leonardo and Sara are secretly also looking for ways to break off their relationship.[2] The film premiered at the [2020 Festival du nouveau cinéma](/source/2020_Festival_du_nouveau_cin%C3%A9ma),[3] before going into commercial release in September 2021.[4] *Sin la Habana* received positive reviews from film critics. It holds a 91% rating on [review aggregator](/source/Review_aggregator) website [Rotten Tomatoes](/source/Rotten_Tomatoes)[5] and was a New York Times Critic's Pick.[6] ## Accolades Year Award Category Recipient(s) Result Ref. 2020 Festival du nouveau cinéma Prix de la diffusion Quebecor Kaveh Nabatian Won [7] 2021 Vancouver International Film Festival Best Canadian Film Won [8] Directors Guild of Canada DGC Discovery Award Nominated [9] Les Percéides Grand Prix du Jury Won [10] Miami International Film Festival Jordan Ressler First Feature Award Nominated [11] Reelworld Film Festival Standout Director Won [12] Standout Writer Kaveh Nabatian and Pablo Herrera Won Standout Cinematographer Juan Pablo Ramírez Won Standout Actor Yonah Acosta Won Standout Actress Aki Yaghoubi Won 2022 10th Canadian Screen Awards Best Original Screenplay Kaveh Nabatian Nominated [13] John Dunning Best First Feature Award Kaveh Nabatian Nominated 24th Quebec Cinema Awards Best Film Ménaïc Raoul, Gabrielle Tougas-Fréchette Nominated Best Director Kaveh Nabatian Nominated Revelation of the Year Yonah Acosta Nominated Best Screenplay Kaveh Nabatian Nominated Best Editing Sophie Leblond Nominated Best Sound Sylvain Bellemare, Laurent Ouellette, Hans Laitres Nominated Best First Film Kaveh Nabatian Won [14] Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma Prix Gilles-Carle Kaveh Nabatian Won [15] ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-cult_1-0)** ["Four films streaming till Oct. 31 as part of Festival du Nouveau Cinéma"](https://cultmtl.com/2020/10/montreal-digital-festival-du-nouveau-cinema-streaming-thalasso-topside-sin-la-habana-dau-natasha/). *[Cult MTL](/source/Cult_MTL)*, October 22, 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Lorry Kikta, ["Sin la Habana"](https://filmthreat.com/reviews/sin-la-habana/). *[Film Threat](/source/Film_Threat)*, March 8, 2021. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** T'cha Dunlevy, ["49th Festival du nouveau cinéma screens the best films from a strange year"](https://montrealgazette.com/entertainment/local-arts/49th-festival-du-nouveau-cinema-screens-best-films-from-a-strange-year). *[Montreal Gazette](/source/Montreal_Gazette)*, October 1, 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** André Duchesne, ["Kaveh Nabatian : nous sommes tous des humains"](https://www.lapresse.ca/cinema/entrevues/2021-09-07/sin-la-habana/kaveh-nabatian-nous-sommes-tous-des-humains.php). *[La Presse](/source/La_Presse_(Canadian_newspaper))*, September 7, 2021. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["SIN LA HABANA"](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/sin_la_habana). *rottentomatoes.com*. Retrieved 2022-02-07. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Claire Shaffer, [\[1\]](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/27/movies/sin-la-habana-review.html). *[New York Times](/source/New_York_Times)* 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Amélie Revert, ["«Atlantis», «Sin La Habana» et «Judy vs Capitalism» au palmarès du FNC"](https://journalmetro.com/culture/2537512/atlantis-sin-la-habana-et-judy-vs-capitalism-au-palmares-du-fnc/). *[Métro](/source/M%C3%A9tro_(Montreal_newspaper))*, October 19, 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** Steve Newton, ["Vancouver International Film Fest announces award winners"](https://www.straight.com/movies/vancouver-international-film-fest-announces-award-winners). *[The Georgia Straight](/source/The_Georgia_Straight)*, October 13, 2021. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["TV & Film News – DGC reveals Discovery Award long list of emerging directors to watch"](https://broadcastdialogue.com/tv-film-news-63/). *Broadcast Dialogue*, September 23, 2021. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** André Duchesne, ["Sin La Habana couronné aux Percéides"](https://www.lapresse.ca/cinema/2021-09-27/festivals/sin-la-habana-couronne-aux-perceides.php). *[La Presse](/source/La_Presse_(Canadian_newspaper))*, September 27, 2021. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["Miami Film Festival Announces 2021 Lineup With a Strong Latin American Selection"](https://www.cinematropical.com/cinema-tropical/miami-film-festival-announces-2021-lineup-with-a-strong-latin-american-selection). *cinematropical.com*. 4 February 2021. Retrieved 2022-02-07. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** [Richard Burnett](/source/Richard_Burnett), ["Onscreen or onstage, fine arts grad Kaveh Nabatian entertains"](https://www.concordia.ca/cunews/offices/advancement/2021/11/24/onscreen-or-onstage-fine-arts-grad-kaveh-nabatian-entertains.html). *[Concordia News](/source/Concordia_University)*, November 24, 2021. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** Brent Furdyk, ["2022 Canadian Screen Award Nominees Announced, ‘Sort Of’ & ‘Scarborough’ Lead The Pack"](https://web.archive.org/web/20220215130202/https://etcanada.com/news/867531/2022-canadian-screen-awards-nominees-announced/). *[ET Canada](/source/ET_Canada)*, February 15, 2022. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** François Lévesque, ["Hélène Florent aux oiseaux au Gala Québec Cinéma"](https://www.ledevoir.com/culture/cinema/719394/gala-quebec-cinema-helene-florent-aux-oiseaux). *[Le Devoir](/source/Le_Devoir)*, June 5, 2022. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-15)** ["Les lauréats et lauréates des prix RVQC 2022"](https://rendez-vous.quebeccinema.ca/la-une/les-laureats-et-laureates-des-prix-rvqc-2022#:~:text=Le%20jury%20du%20Prix%20Gilles,par%20Bell%20et%20Qu%C3%A9bec%20Cin%C3%A9ma.). ## External links - [*Without Havana*](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14589932/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier)) v t e Vancouver International Film Festival Award for Best Canadian Film On the Corner (2003) Seven Times Lucky (2004) Lucid (2005) Everything's Gone Green (2006) Normal (2007) Fifty Dead Men Walking (2008) I Killed My Mother (2009) Incendies (2010) Nuit #1 (2011) Blackbird (2012) Rhymes for Young Ghouls and That Burning Feeling (2013) Violent (2014) Sleeping Giant (2015) Window Horses (2016) Black Cop (2017) Edge of the Knife (2018) One Day in the Life of Noah Piugattuk (2019) Beans (2020) Without Havana (2021) Riceboy Sleeps (2022) Fitting In (2023) Universal Language (2024) The Things You Kill (2025) This article related to a Canadian film of the 2020s is a stub. 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