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Director
Paddy Breathnach
Credits
Written by Mark O'Halloran
Principal Cast
Héctor Medina, Jorge Perugorría, Luis Alberto García
Category
Feature
This film was released 19th August 2016, and is no longer screening. ★★★★ Irish Times Against the fading grandeur of contemporary Havana, Jesus (Héctor Medina), an impoverished, sensitive young make-up assistant escapes the grim reality of everyday life through his backstage work in a drag club. When his dream of performing finally comes true, a stranger emerges from the crowd and punches him in the face. The stranger is his father, Angel (Jorge Perugorría), a boxer, absent for many years and now in need of a place to live. They struggle to cohabit peacefully and understand each other’s very different expectations. Viva presents an intoxicating glimpse into the vibrant and sensual world of the Cuban drag scene. A tender tale of familial love and redemption, it was richly deserving of Oscar recognition for director Paddy Breathnach (I Went Down, Man About Dog) and writer Mark O’Halloran (Adam and Paul, Garage). (Notes by Sunniva O'Flynn.) Spanish with English subtitles
100 minutes, 2015
ARCHIVE AT LUNCHTIME: MCGAHERN: SHORT STORIES (DOUBLE BILL)
BLACKBIRD BLACKBIRD BLACKBERRY 14.45
CINÉ CONCERT: SAFETY LAST! 16.00
LA CHIMERA 15:45 (OC), 20.30
LOVE LIES BLEEDING 13:20, 20:50
MADE IN ENGLAND: THE FILMS OF POWELL & PRESSBURGER 11:50, 20:00
MUCH ADO ABOUT DYING 11:00, 18:30
PERFECT DAYS 17:10
THAT THEY MAY FACE THE RISING SUN 11:00, 18:30
WORLD CINEMA PROJECT: OH, SUN! 13.00
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