7 jours, 7 nuits
Synopsis
A slaughterhouse worker dreams of being a cabaret dancer. A farmer is suspected of infanticide. A television show host chooses silence, worn out by the lies propagated by Castro’s regime. “7 jours 7 nuits” is a baroque fresco depicting the interwoven paths of three young Cuban women today.
Nieves, Maria and Norma wander for a week through the peeling backdrop of a postcard Havana, whose underside is seldom seen. It’s a city caught up in violence where, to the rhythm of salsa, the slogan is: Survive at any cost. From drama to comedy, fanatical optimism to desperation, music to cries, the women’s attempts to forge their own destinies becomes a journey which is the promise of a better world.
The film was shot in secret in Cuba and is the first part of the “Cuban Trilogy” written and directed by Joel Cano.
Credits
Director (1)
Actresses (2)
Production and distribution (4)
- Executive Producer : Les Films du Requin
- Foreign production company : Sintra
- Film exports/foreign sales : Media Luna
- French distribution : Shellac
Full credits (5)
- Executive Producer : Cyriac Auriol
- Screenwriter : Joël Cano
- Music Composer : Joël Cano
- Editor : Adeline Yoyotte
- Sound Recordist : Laurent Bailly
Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama
- Production country : Italy
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : Majority French (Italy)
- Production year : 2003
- French release :
- Runtime : 1 h 46 min
- Current status :
- Approval : Unknown
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Color
News & awards
Selections (3)
Awards (1)
Geneva International Film Festival (GIFF)
Switzerland, 2003
Grand Prix pour la meilleure réalisation
Prix Chaumet d'interprétation féminine : Ludmila Alonso
