''Sin La Habana'' is a Canadian drama film, directed by

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and released in 2020."Four films streaming till Oct. 31 as part of Festival du Nouveau Cinéma"
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'', October 22, 2020. The film stars Yonah Acosta as Leonardo, a ballet dancer in

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who feels stifled and in need of emigration to another country to advance his career. He and his girlfriend Sara (Evelyn O’Farrill) devise a plan for the duo to get out of Cuba by having Leonardo seduce Nasim (Aki Yaghoubi), a tourist from

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, so that she will take him back to Canada with her and then he can send for Sara once he's settled in; however, both Leonardo and Sara are secretly also looking for ways to break off their relationship. The film premiered at the 2020

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, before going into commercial release in September 2021. ''Sin la Habana'' received positive reviews from film critics. It holds a 86% rating on

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