Memories of Overdevelopment

Memories of Overdevelopment
Directed byMiguel Coyula
Written byMiguel Coyula
based on a novel by Edmundo Desnoes
Produced byDavid Leitner
StarringRon Blair
Susana Pérez
Lester Martínez
Music byDika Durbuzovic, Hayes Greenfield, Miguel Coyula
Distributed byPirámide
Release date
  • 22 January 2010 (2010-01-22)
Running time
112 minutes
CountryCuba
LanguagesSpanish, English

Memories of Overdevelopment (Spanish: Memorias del Desarrollo) is a 2010 Cuban film. Written and directed by Miguel Coyula, the story is based on a novel by Edmundo Desnoes, also the author of the 1968 classic Memories of Underdevelopment. This independent film was produced by David Leitner and features Cuban actor Ron Blair as the lead character. It is the first Cuban dramatic feature film with scenes filmed both in Cuba and the United States. After its world premiere at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival, it garnered several awards and honors. The International Film Guide described it as one of the best films Cuba has produced.[1]

  1. ^ "Best Cuban Films of the year" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-10-06. Retrieved 2011-01-01.