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Suite Habana

IMDb ID: tt0384566 · Year: 2003 · Rating: 7.2 (633 votes)

Genres: Documentary

Dawn breaks in La Habana, and as the day advances we follow the simple lives of ten ordinary Cubans, with only sounds and images accompanied by music.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesAustralia: Havana Suite
Canada: Havana Suite (English)
United Kingdom: Havana Suite
Ireland: Havana Suite (English)
India: Havana Suite (English)
New Zealand: Havana Suite (English)
United States: Havana Suite
World-wide: Havana Suite (English)
South Africa: Havana Suite (English)
Cuba: Suite Habana
Spain: Suite Habana
Greece: Suite Habana
Sweden: Suite Havana
Brazil: Suíte Havana
Poland: Suite Hawana
Russia: Гаванская сюита
China: 哈瓦那组曲 (Mandarin)
Japan: 永遠のハバナ (Japanese)
Havana Suite
Release Date2003-10-03Runtime80 minutesMetascore55IMDb Popularity0User Reviews26Critic Reviews13Countries / RegionsCubaLanguagesSpanishKeywordscuba
urban setting
tradition
havana cuba
city
Filming LocationsHavana, CubaProduction CompaniesWanda Visión S.A.
Instituto Cubano del Arte e Industrias Cinematográficos (ICAIC)
Official SitesOfficial site (Spain) - http://www.suitehabana.com/IMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0384566/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/03/tt0384566.jpgUpdated At2026-01-03T09:07:51

Stars

Francisquito Cardet
Francisco Cardet
Norma Pérez
Waldo Morales
Iván Carbonell
Raquel Nodal
Heriberto Boroto
Juan Carlos Roque
Jorge Luis Roque
Julio Castro

Directors

Fernando Pérez

Writers

Fernando Pérez

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Francisquito Cardet | Character: Self
Actor: Francisco Cardet | Character: Self
Actor: Norma Pérez | Character: Self
Actor: Waldo Morales | Character: Self
Actor: Iván Carbonell | Character: Self
Actor: Raquel Nodal | Character: Self
Actor: Heriberto Boroto | Character: Self
Actor: Juan Carlos Roque | Character: Self
Actor: Jorge Luis Roque | Character: Self
Actor: Julio Castro | Character: Self
Actor: Ernesto Díaz | Character: Self
Actor: Amanda Gautier | Character: Self

[Directors Group]
Name: Fernando Pérez | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Fernando Pérez | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Ana Laura Díaz | Role: Producer
Name: Ricardo Evole | Role: Producer
Name: Francisco Nelson Mir | Role: Producer
Name: José María Morales | Role: Producer
Name: Serafín Méndez | Role: Producer
Name: Camilo Vives | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Edesio Alejandro | Role: Composer
Name: Ernesto Cisneros Cino | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Raúl Pérez Ureta | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Pedro Oscar Pérez | Role: Editor
Name: Julia Yip | Role: Editor

[Production Management]
Name: Magaly González | Role: Production Manager
Name: Celina Morales | Role: Production Manager
Name: Miguel Morales | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Gloria María Cossío | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Sound Department]
Name: Jorge Chijona | Role: Sound Department

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Alexis Pedroso | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: William Sierra | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Liana Domínguez | Role: Editorial Department

[Music Department]
Name: Edesio Alejandro | Role: Music Department
Name: Fernando Pérez | Role: Music Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Javier Mosqueda | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Lia Rodriguez | Role: Additional Crew

Trailers

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0384566/videogallery/

Release Schedule

Spain: September 18, 2003 (San Sebastián Film Festival)
Spain: October 3, 2003
Morocco: October 5, 2003 (Marrakech International Film Festival)
Denmark: November 8, 2003 (CPH:DOX)
Switzerland: December 4, 2003 (German speaking region)
Sweden: January 29, 2004 (Göteborg Film Festival)
Mexico: March 14, 2004 (Muestra Internacional de Cine)
Argentina: March 16, 2004 (Mar del Plata Film Festival)
Greece: March 16, 2004 (Thessaloniki Documentary Festival)
France: March 19, 2004 (Toulouse Latin America Film Festival)
Mexico: March 26, 2004 (Mexico City)
Norway: April 2, 2004
Poland: May 7, 2004
Canada: August 31, 2004 (Montréal World Film Festival)
France: September 28, 2004 (Biarritz La Cita Film Festival)
Germany: November 25, 2004
Finland: March 11, 2005 (Tampere International Short Film Festival)
Japan: March 12, 2005 (Tokyo)
Brazil: February 24, 2006 (São Paulo)
Brazil: March 31, 2006 (Rio de Janeiro)
United States: April 28, 2006 (New York City, New York)
Greece: December 3, 2009 (Greek Film Archive)
France: March 13, 2010 (Villeurbanne Festival Reflets du cinéma ibérique et latino-américain)
China: June 19, 2012 (Shanghai International Film Festival)

Awards

Winner | 2003 | San Sebastián International Film Festival | SIGNIS Award | Fernando Pérez, Havana Suite
Nominee | 2003 | San Sebastián International Film Festival | Golden Seashell | Fernando Pérez, Havana Suite
Winner | 2004 | Trieste Festival of Latin-American Cinema | Jury Prize | Best Music Score | Edesio Alejandro, Havana Suite
Winner | 2004 | Trieste Festival of Latin-American Cinema | Special Jury Prize | Havana Suite
Winner | 2004 | Cartagena Film Festival | Golden India Catalina | Best Cinematography (Mejor Fotografía) | Raúl Pérez Ureta, Havana Suite
Winner | 2004 | Cartagena Film Festival | Golden India Catalina | Best Director (Mejor Director) | Fernando Pérez, Havana Suite
Nominee | 2003 | Marrakech International Film Festival | Golden Star | Fernando Pérez, Havana Suite
Nominee | 2004 | Cartagena Film Festival | Golden India Catalina | Best Film (Mejor Película) | Fernando Pérez, Havana Suite
Winner | 2004 | Gramado Film Festival | Special Jury Award | Latin Film Competititon (Longa Metragem em 35 mm, Latinos) | Fernando Pérez, Havana Suite
Winner | 2004 | Gramado Film Festival | Kikito Critics Prize | Latin Film Competiton (Longa Metragem em 35mm, Latinos) | Fernando Pérez, Havana Suite
Nominee | 2004 | Gramado Film Festival | Golden Kikito | Latin Film Competition - Best Film (Longa Metragem em 35mm, Latinos - Melhor Filme) | Fernando Pérez, Havana Suite
Winner | 2003 | Havana Film Festival | Grand Coral - First Prize | Fernando Pérez, Havana Suite
Winner | 2003 | Havana Film Festival | Coral | Best Film Poster | Eduardo Moltó, Havana Suite
Winner | 2003 | Havana Film Festival | Best Director | Fernando Pérez, Havana Suite
Winner | 2003 | Havana Film Festival | Best Music | Edesio Alejandro, Ernesto Cisneros Cino, Havana Suite
Winner | 2003 | Havana Film Festival | Best Sound | Edesio Alejandro, Fernando Pérez, Havana Suite
Winner | 2003 | Havana Film Festival | FIPRESCI Prize | Fernando Pérez, Havana Suite | For its courageous vision of Havana's daily life and its artistic and powerful use of images and sounds.
Winner | 2003 | Havana Film Festival | Glauber Rocha Award - Special Mention | Fernando Pérez, Havana Suite
Winner | 2003 | Havana Film Festival | UPEC Cultural Circle Award | Fernando Pérez, Havana Suite
Winner | 2003 | Havana Film Festival | Cuban Press Association Award | Fernando Pérez, Havana Suite
Winner | 2003 | Havana Film Festival | El Mégano Award | Fernando Pérez, Havana Suite
Winner | 2003 | Havana Film Festival | Memoria Documentary Award - Special Recommendation | Fernando Pérez, Havana Suite
Winner | 2003 | Havana Film Festival | Martin Luther King Memorial Center Award | Fernando Pérez, Havana Suite
Winner | 2004 | Jeonju International Film Festival | Daring Digital Award | Digital Spectrum | Fernando Pérez, Havana Suite
Winner | 2011 | Golden Rooster Awards | Audience Award | Best International Film | Fernando Pérez, Havana Suite
Nominee | 2004 | Goya Awards | Goya | Best Documentary (Mejor Película Documental) | Havana Suite
Nominee | 2004 | Goya Awards | Goya | Best Spanish Language Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera de Habla Hispana) | Havana Suite | Cuba/Spain

Box Office

Spain: USD 59032
Period: Jan 1 – Dec 31, 2003 | Rank: 258 | Weeks in release: 1 | Theaters: 12 | Gross to date: USD 59032 | Interval gross: USD 59032 | Per theater average: USD 4919