Ticket to Paradise (2011 film)

Ticket to Paradise (Spanish: Boleto al paraíso) is a 2011 drama film written and directed by Gerardo Chijona.[3][4] The film won the Havana Star Prize for Best Film (Fiction) at the 12th annual Havana Film Festival New York.[5]

Ticket to Paradise
Film poster
SpanishBoleto al paraíso
Directed byGerardo Chijona
Written by
  • Francisco García
  • Gerardo Chijona
  • Maykel Rodríguez
Produced by
  • Camilo Vives
  • Antonio Hens
  • José Antonio Varela
Starring
CinematographyRaúl Pérez Ureta
Edited byMiriam Talavera
Music byEdesio Alejandro
Production
companies
  • ICAIC
  • Malas Compañías PC
Release dates
  • January 2011 (2011-01) (Sundance)[1]
  • 28 October 2011 (2011-10-28) (Spain)[2]
Running time
88 minutes
Countries
  • Cuba
  • Spain
  • Venezuela
LanguageSpanish

Plot

edit

The plot is set in Cuba around 1993, tracking the strugles of neglected young people amid the economic hardships of the Special Period.[6][7]

Cast

edit

Production

edit

The film is a Cuban-Spanish-Venezuelan co-production by ICAIC and Malas Compañías PC in association with Loasur Audiovisual and 12 Gatos.[9][6]

Release

edit

The film was presented at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival in January 2011.[10] It also screened at the 14th Málaga Film Festival in March 2011.[11]

Reception

edit

John Anderson of Variety deemed the film to be "memorable, honest and unforgettable drama".[6]

Justin Lowe of The Hollywood Reporter assessed that the film "never quite gels despite absorbing storyline".[7]

See also

edit

References

edit
  1. ^ "'Boleto al Paraíso', única película española en Sundance". Europa Press. 24 January 2011. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Boleto al paraíso". Fotogramas. 25 October 2011.
  3. ^ Smith, Ian Hayden (2012). International Film Guide 2012. p. 96. ISBN 978-1908215017.
  4. ^ "Ticket to Paradise - 2011 Los Angeles Film Festival". Los Angeles Film Festival. Archived from the original on 10 December 2011. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
  5. ^ "Havana Film Festival New York Brings New Cuban Cinema to NYC". Cuban Art News. 29 April 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  6. ^ a b c d e Anderson, John (26 January 2011). "Ticket to Paradise". Variety.
  7. ^ a b c Lowe, Justin (4 February 2011). "Sundance Review: Ticket to Paradise". The Hollywood Reporter.
  8. ^ "Hacer los cambios desde dentro, el reto de los artistas en Cuba". La Jornada. 11 October 2011.
  9. ^ "Proyectarán el mejor cine cubano en la UNAM". El Economista. 24 March 2012.
  10. ^ "Película cubana elogiada en el Sundance". El País. 22 January 2011.
  11. ^ "Se estrena en España la película cubana 'Boleto al paraíso'". El Nuevo Herald. 31 March 2011.
edit