Sons of Cuba

Sons of Cuba is a 2009 documentary film set in the Havana Boxing Academy, a school at the heart of Cuba's Olympic success in the ring.^[1] It follows the stories of three young hopefuls through eight months of training and schooling as they prepare for Cuba's National Boxing Championship for Under-12's. Sons of Cuba was directed by Andrew Lang and is distributed by Cinetic Rights Management for the US and Canada and Ro*co Films for the rest of the world.

Sons of Cuba
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Andrew Lang
Produced by	Francine Heywood Laura Giles Andrew Lang
Cinematography	Domingo Triana Machin
Edited by	Simon Rose
Distributed by	Cinetic Rights Management Ro*co Films
Release date	October 12, 2009 (2009-10-12) (Los Angeles Latino Film Festival)
Running time	88 minutes
Country	Cuba
Language	Spanish

Awards and nominations

• Winner, Best Documentary at the 2009 Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival ^{[citation needed]}
• Winner, Best Documentary at the 2009 International Rome Film Festival^{[citation needed]}
• Winner, Youth Jury Award at the 2009 Sheffield Doc/Fest^{[citation needed]}
• Winner, Best Film on Latin America by a non-Latin American at the 2009 Havana Film Festival^{[citation needed]}
• Winner, Best Documentary by the 2009 Foundation of New Latin American Cinema^{[citation needed]}
• Nominated, Best Documentary at the 2009 British Independent Film Awards^{[citation needed]}
• Opening Night Film at the 2009 Full Frame Documentary Film Festival^{[citation needed]}