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Viva (2015) [N/A]

Release Date:
November 8, 2015

Original Title:
Viva

Alternate Titles:
Live
Вива
变装皇后万万岁
古巴女孩

Genres:
Drama

Production Companies:
Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland
Island Films
RTÉ
Treasure Entertainment
Windmill Lane Pictures

Production Countries:
Cuba | Ireland

Ratings / Certifications:
BR: 16  IE: 15  MX: C 

Runtime: 100

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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.

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Production

Co-Producer:
Claire McCaughley

Costume Design:
Sofia Marques

Director:
Paddy Breathnach

Director of Photography:
Cathal Watters

Editor:
Stephen O'Connell

Executive Producer:
Benicio del Toro

Hairstylist:
Edwing Ramírez

Original Music Composer:
Stephen Rennicks

Producer:
Cathleen Dore
Robert Walpole
Rebecca O'Flanagan

Production Design:
Paki Smith

Screenplay:
Mark O'Halloran

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