Leonardo, a ballet dancer, and Sara, an ambitious lawyer, are young black Cubans desperate to leave their country. They realize that their ticket off the island is for Leonardo to seduce one of the foreign students at the salsa school where he teaches. Dreams collide when they meet a lonely Iranian-Canadian woman who is seeking adventure and passion in paradise.
Leonardo, un bailarín de ballet, y Sara, una abogada ambiciosa, son jóvenes negros cubanos desesperados por dejar su país. Se dan cuenta de que su manera de salida de la isla es para que Leonardo seduzca a una de las alumnas extranjeras de la escuela de salsa donde da clases. Los sueños chocan cuando conocen a una solitaria mujer iraní-canadiense que busca aventura y pasión en el paraíso.
Director: Kaveh Nabatian
Genre: Drama
Duration: 96 Minutes
Country/YOR: Cuba - Canada, 2021
Cast: Yonah Acosta, Aki Yaghoubi, Evelyn Castroda O'Farrill
Theatrical/Festivals: Ashland Independent Film Festival 2021- Winner- Best Narrative Feature Cinematography; BendFilm Festival 2021- Winner- Best Director; Canadian Cinema Editors Awards 2022- Nominee- Best Editing in Feature Film; Canadian Screen Awards, CA 2022- Nominee- Original Screenplay, John Dunning Best First Feature Film Award; Directors Guild of Canada 2021- Nominee- DGC Discovery Award; Festival du nouveau cinéma 2020- Winner- Quebecor Prize- National Competition - Feature Films; Les Percéides 2021- Winner- Grand Prix du Jury- Best Film; Miami Film Festival 2021- Nominee- Jordan Ressler First Feature Award; Mosaic International South Asian Film Festival 2020- Winner- Festival Award- Best cinematography, Best First Feature, Best Editing, Best Sound Design, Best Production Design, Best Screenplay; Toronto ReelWorld Film Festival 2021- Winner- Standout Actor, Winner- Standout Actress, Winner- Standout Cinematographer, Winner- Standout Director, Winner- Standout Writer; Vancouver International Film Festival 2021- Winner- Best Canadian Feature Film.