Fallen Gods

Fallen Gods

Original title: Los Dioses rotos
Production: Instituto Cubano del Arte e Industrias Cinematográficos (ICAIC); Altavista
Country: Cuba
Director: Ernesto Daranas
Script: Ernesto Daranas
Photography: Rigoberto Senarega
Music: Magda Rosa Galván; Juan Antonio Leyva
Cast: Silvia Águila; Carlos Ever Fonseca; Ania Bu Maure; Héctor Noas; Isabel Santos; Manuel Oña; Patricio Wood; Amarilys Núñez; Mario Limonta
Year: 2008
Duration: 90
Genre: Drama
Color: Color
Original language: Spanish
Languages available: Spanish
Subtitles: English

Synopsis:

Laura is an university professor who researches about the life of the legendary Alberto Yarini, the king of Cuban pimps in the early twentieth century. In her research, she meets Rosendo, feared pimp and holder of a garment that supposedly belonged to Yarini. To prove the authenticity of this fetish becomes an obsession for Laura that will push her deep into the toughest places in the Havanan underworld.

Co-production between Cuba and Mexico.

Awards:

Winner of 2 Awards, at Cine Ceará - National Cinema Festival 2009: Best Actress (Annia Bu Maure); and, Best Art Direction (Erick Grass)