Cuban Love (Dutch: Verliefd op Cuba) is a 2019 Dutch romantic comedy film directed by Johan Nijenhuis.
| Cuban Love | |
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 Film poster | |
| Dutch | Verliefd op Cuba |
| Directed by | Johan Nijenhuis |
| Written by | Anne-Louise Verboon |
| Produced by |
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Maarten van Keller |
| Edited by | Elsbeth Kasteel |
| Music by | Martijn Schimmer |
| Distributed by | Entertainment One (Netherlands) |
Release date |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Language | Dutch |
The film won the Golden Film award after having sold 100,000 tickets and the film also won the Platinum Film award after having sold 400,000 tickets.[1][2] It was the sixth film directed by Nijenhuis that won this award.[2][3] The film became the second best visited Dutch film of 2019.[4]
Plot
editLoes (Susan Visser) discovers that her daughter (Abbey Hoes) is getting married in Cuba. Loes books the first flight to Cuba to prevent this.
Cast
edit- Susan Visser as Loes
- Abbey Hoes as Maartje
- Rolf Sanchez as Carlos
- Jan Kooijman as Jan
- Maaike Martens as Machteld
- Tjebbo Gerritsma as Alex
- Niek Roozen as Hein
- Maarten Dannenberg as Diego
- Mareya Salazar as Benita
Production
editTwo scenes were not permitted to be filmed in Cuba and these were filmed in Ibiza instead.[5]
Reception
editThe film received poor reviews by critics.[6] The film was said to contain many clichés and a stereotypical portrayal of Cuba and Cubans.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Nu al Gouden Film voor Verliefd op Cuba" (in Dutch). RTL Boulevard. 16 February 2019. Archived from the original on 14 June 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
- ^ a b "Johan Nijenhuis haalt met Verliefd op Cuba zesde Platina Film binnen" (in Dutch). NU.nl. 29 April 2019. Archived from the original on 14 June 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
- ^ "Platina Film voor VERLIEFD OP CUBA". Nederlands Film Festival (in Dutch). 29 April 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
- ^ "Best bezochte Nederlandse films – 2019". Filmonderzoek Nederland (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 29 November 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- ^ "Verboden scènes Verliefd op Cuba alsnog gedraaid" (in Dutch). De Telegraaf. 20 November 2018. Archived from the original on 14 June 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
- ^ a b "Recensieoverzicht: 'Verliefd op Cuba is opeenstapeling van clichés'" (in Dutch). NU.nl. 14 February 2019. Archived from the original on 14 June 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
External links
edit- Cuban Love at IMDb