The Project of the Century (Spanish: La obra del siglo) is a 2015 film directed by Carlos M. Quintela.[1] The director's second feature film, it was screened at a number of international festivals, such as the Havana Film Festival,[2] the Miami International Film Festival,[3] and the International Film Festival Rotterdam, where it won the prestigious Tiger Award.[4][5]
| The Project of the Century | |
|---|---|
 Poster | |
| Spanish | La obra del siglo |
| Directed by | Carlos M. Quintela |
| Written by | Abel Arcos, Carlos M. Quintela |
| Produced by | Hernán Musaluppi, Natacha Cervi, Pablo Chernov |
| Starring | Mario Balmaseda, Mario Guerra |
| Cinematography | Marcos Attila |
| Edited by | Yan Vega |
| Music by | Vicente Rojas |
Production companies | Rizoma Films, Uranio Films LTD, Ventura Film, Raspberry & Cream |
| Distributed by | Hubert Bals Fund |
Release date |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Countries | Argentina, Cuba, Switzerland, Germany |
| Language | Spanish |
"The Project of the Century" alludes to the Juragua Nuclear Power Plant, a Soviet-Cuban project abandoned in 1992 following the collapse of the Soviet Union. The film, set in the workers’ town built next to the abandoned power plant, was shot in black-and-white. Quintela made use of archive footage from Cuban television.
The film was acquired by German sales company M-appeal.[6]
Synopsis
editThe film follows three generations of lonely Cuban men who struggle to co-exist under the same roof in a city once pledged to become the center of the Soviet nuclear project in the Caribbean.[7]
Cast
edit- Mario Balmaseda (as Otto)
- Mario Guerra (as Rafael)
- Leonardo Gascón (as Leo)
- Damarys Gutiérrez (as Marta)
- Manuel Porto
- Jorge Molina
Awards and accolades
edit- 2015 Tiger Award (winner)
References
edit- ^ "La obra del siglo | IFFR". iffr.com. Retrieved 2022-01-18.
- ^ "La obra del siglo". Festival Internacional del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-01-18.
- ^ "Miami Film Festival Is Taking Obama's Lead With Tribute to Cuban Cinema". Remezcla. 2015-03-04. Retrieved 2022-01-18.
- ^ Young, Neil (2015-02-04). "'The Project of the Century' ('La obra del siglo'): Rotterdam Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2022-01-18.
- ^ "Peru and Cuba Win Big at the Rotterdam Film Festival's Tiger Awards". Remezcla. 2015-02-03. Retrieved 2022-01-18.
- ^ Barraclough, Leo (2015-01-23). "M-appeal Acquires 'Project of the Century' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2022-01-18.
- ^ "La obra del siglo | Viennale". www.viennale.at. Retrieved 2022-01-18.