• Documentary

Epicentro

Cuba is well known as a so-called time capsule. The very place where the New World was discovered has become both a romantic and a warning window into American and world history. Both the beauty and the decadence of the 50s have been preserved through economic embargos and isolation. The island allows us a glimpse – bleak or optimistic – into the planet’s future: in the case of global energy scarcity, cultural or financial crisis, large parts of the world could face a similar kind of existence. Through encounters with (extra) ordinary people, Hubert Sauper takes us on a new journey, entering the thoughts and dreams of Cuban society in an era of transition and change, placing his characters at the center of a far bigger, planetary narrative.

Data

Category
Documentary
Financing
Majoritäre Koproduktion
Format
DCP, 120 Min
Release
04.06.2021
Distribution
Stadtkino Filmverleih und Kinobetriebs Gesellschaft m.b.H.
Admissions
3.643
Funding Film Institute
150.000 €
Share of Austrian production costs
15 %
Share of total production costs
14 %
Television investment
120.000 €
Co-production

Groupe 2 France (FR, 37%)

International funding

Ford Foundation, EURIMAGES

Funding program
ÖFI
Film location
Cuba
Shooting time
September 2017 - March 2018
Days of shooting
182
Completion
Fall 2018
Funding institutions Austria
Filminstitut, Filmstandort Austria
Credits
Production
KGP Filmproduktion GmbH
Producer Austria
Gabriele Kranzelbinder, Paolo Calamita
Director
Hubert Sauper
Script-concept
Hubert Sauper
DOP
Hubert Sauper
Editor
Hubert Sauper, Monika Grassl
Sound engineer
Hubert Sauper
Sound design
Veronika Hlawatsch
Production manager
Paolo Calamita, Mathilde Sombstay
Television investment
ORF (Film/Fernseh-Abkommen), Cine+

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