Cuba has selected Carlos Larrazabal’s “Malecón” as its official submission for Best International Feature Film at the 99th Academy Awards, while Movistar Plus has acquired the film’s streaming rights in Spain. The announcements coincide with this year’s San Sebastián Intl. Film Festival, following the film’s festival journey through Mar del Plata, Miami and Havana.
Reunited with his childhood sweetheart and drawn into the city’s criminal underworld, he must decide how far he will go to finance his escape — and what he is willing to leave behind. Shot entirely in Cuba, “Malecón” was co-written by Larrazabal and Cuban screenwriter Fabián Suárez, with the script developed through the Sundance Collab program. It has an all-Cuban cast led by César Domínguez, Camila Rodhes, Omar Rolando and Yordanka Ariosa, together with a Cuban production team.
Seeing the film connect with audiences in both Havana and the rest of the world has been especially meaningful: wherever our lives have taken us, there is something in these friendships and difficult choices that we recognize.” The film’s co-producers include Jorge Perugorría, the acclaimed Cuban actor known for “Fresa y Chocolate,” and seasoned producer Flavio Florencio. The Movistar Plus release details will be announced separately.
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