Viva

7.4 / 10

(60 votes)

Jesús, a young hairdresser, works at a Havana nightclub for drag performers and dreams of being a performer himself. Encouraged by his mentor, Mama, Jesús finally gets his chance to take the stage. But when Angel, his estranged father recently released from a 15-year stint in prison, abruptly reenters his life, his world is quickly turned upside down. The macho Angel tries to squash his son’s ambition to perform in drag. Father and son clash over their opposing expectations of each other, struggling to understand one another and reconcile as a family. Shot in a gritty neighborhood far from the Havana most tourists know, Viva is a heartrending story of music, performance, and survival.

Country:

Ireland,

Cuba

Genre:

Drama

Duration:

100 minutes

Year:

2015

Director:

Paddy Breathnach

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Company:

Treasure Entertainment,

Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland,

RTÉ,

Windmill Lane Pictures,

Island Films

Cast:
Héctor Medina

Jesus

Jorge Perugorría

Angel

Luis Alberto García

Mama

Renata Maikel Machin Blanco

Pamela

Luis Manuel Alvarez

Cindy

Crew:
Paddy Breathnach

Director

Mark O'Halloran

Screenplay

Benicio del Toro

Executive Producer

Cathleen Dore

Producer

Claire McCaughley

Co-Producer