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Hello Hemingway

“A human being can be destroyed but not defeated”

1990 · 1 h 25 min
Directed by Fernando Pérez · Cuba · Latin American Cinema
Drama

Cast

Laura De la Uz Raúl Paz Herminia Sánchez Caridad Hernandez Enrique Molina Marta del Río

Credits

Written by: Maydo Royero

Plot

The plot, set in Havana in the last period of Fulgencio Batista's dictatorship, follows a young girl whose aspirations to obtain a scholarship in America, against the odds, are paralleled with her reading of Ernest Hemingway's "The Old Man and the Sea".

Sinekatalog’s take

Hello Hemingway (1990) is a Cuban drama directed by Fernando Pérez. It won the Gran Coral at the Havana Film Festival in 1990. It stars Laura de la Luz, Raul Paz and Herminia Sánchez. It runs 85 minutes. It is listed here for its festival and awards record.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 6.9 / 10 (111 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.