Papa: Hemingway in Cuba

Papa: Hemingway in Cuba
An old man with a white beard
Theatrical release poster
Directed byBob Yari
Written byDenne Bart Petitclerc
Produced by
  • Amanda Harvey
  • Weezie Melancon
  • Michael Pacino
  • Bob Yari
Starring
CinematographyErnesto Melara
Edited byGlen Scantlebury
Music byMark Isham
Distributed byYari Film Group
Release dates
  • November 19, 2015 (2015-11-19) (Key West Film Festival)
  • April 29, 2016 (2016-04-29) (United States)
Running time
109 minutes
Countries
  • Canada
  • United States
LanguageEnglish
Budget£100,000 (US$123,000)[1]
Box office$4.6 million[2]

Papa: Hemingway in Cuba is a 2015 Canadian-American biographical film. It was written by Denne Bart Petitclerc, and directed by Bob Yari. The film is based on events from Ernest Hemingway's life in Havana, Cuba in the 1950s, and on a friendship that developed there between Hemingway and Petitclerc, who was then a young journalist.[3] The film received generally unfavorable reviews.[4]

  1. ^ Hannah Ellis-Petersen (December 11, 2015). "Papa: film about Hemingway's Havana years raises hope for Hollywood in Cuba". TheGuardian.com. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
  2. ^ "Papa: Hemingway in Cuba (2016)". The-Numbers.com. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
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