Cuban Love

Cuban Love
	Film poster
Dutch	Verliefd op Cuba
Directed by	Johan Nijenhuis
Produced by	Robert Labruyère; Ingmar Menning; Koji Nelissen; Johan Nijenhuis;
Written by	Anne-Louise Verboon
Starring	Susan Visser; Abbey Hoes; Rolf Sanchez;
Music by	Martijn Schimmer
Cinematography	Maarten van Keller
Edited by	Elsbeth Kasteel
Release date	14 February 2019;
Running time	105 minutes
Country	Netherlands
Language	Dutch

Cuban Love (Dutch: Verliefd op Cuba) is a 2019 Dutch romantic comedy film directed by Johan Nijenhuis.

The film won the Golden Film award after having sold 100,000 tickets and the film also won the Platinum Film award after having sold 400,000 tickets.[1][2] It was the sixth film directed by Nijenhuis that won this award.[2][3] The film became the second best visited Dutch film of 2019.[4]

Plot

Loes (Susan Visser) discovers that her daughter (Abbey Hoes) is getting married in Cuba. Loes books the first flight to Cuba to prevent this.

Cast

Susan Visser as Loes
Abbey Hoes as Maartje
Rolf Sanchez as Carlos
Jan Kooijman as Jan
Maaike Martens as Machteld
Tjebbo Gerritsma as Alex
Niek Roozen as Hein
Maarten Dannenberg as Diego
Mareya Salazar as Benita

Production

Two scenes were not permitted to be filmed in Cuba and these were filmed in Ibiza instead.[5]

Reception

The film received poor reviews by critics.[6] The film was said to contain many clichés and a stereotypical portrayal of Cuba and Cubans.[6]

References

"Nu al Gouden Film voor Verliefd op Cuba" (in Dutch). RTL Boulevard. 16 February 2019. Archived from the original on 14 June 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
"Johan Nijenhuis haalt met Verliefd op Cuba zesde Platina Film binnen" (in Dutch). NU.nl. 29 April 2019. Archived from the original on 14 June 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
"Platina Film voor VERLIEFD OP CUBA". Nederlands Film Festival (in Dutch). 29 April 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
"Best bezochte Nederlandse films – 2019". Filmonderzoek Nederland (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 29 November 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
"Verboden scènes Verliefd op Cuba alsnog gedraaid" (in Dutch). De Telegraaf. 20 November 2018. Archived from the original on 14 June 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
"Recensieoverzicht: 'Verliefd op Cuba is opeenstapeling van clichés'" (in Dutch). NU.nl. 14 February 2019. Archived from the original on 14 June 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2019.

External links

Cuban Love on IMDb

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[rtl_boulevard_gouden_film-1] "Nu al Gouden Film voor Verliefd op Cuba" (in Dutch). RTL Boulevard. 16 February 2019. Archived from the original on 14 June 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2019.

[nu_zesde_platina_film-2] "Johan Nijenhuis haalt met Verliefd op Cuba zesde Platina Film binnen" (in Dutch). NU.nl. 29 April 2019. Archived from the original on 14 June 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2019.

[nff_platina_film_voor_verliefd_op_cuba_2019-3] "Platina Film voor VERLIEFD OP CUBA". Nederlands Film Festival (in Dutch). 29 April 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2021.

[best_bezochte_films_2019-4] "Best bezochte Nederlandse films – 2019". Filmonderzoek Nederland (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 29 November 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2021.

[telegraaf_verboden-5] "Verboden scènes Verliefd op Cuba alsnog gedraaid" (in Dutch). De Telegraaf. 20 November 2018. Archived from the original on 14 June 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2019.

[nu_recenties-6] "Recensieoverzicht: 'Verliefd op Cuba is opeenstapeling van clichés'" (in Dutch). NU.nl. 14 February 2019. Archived from the original on 14 June 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2019.