Havana Motor Club (2015)

Havana Motor Club: Directed by Bent-Jorgen Perlmutt. With Carlos Alvarez, Milton Díaz Canter, Hendy Cobas, Ernesto Dobarganes. Change is racing down the streets of Havana, where Cuba’s top underground drag racers struggle to prepare their classic hot rods for the first official car race since the Revolution.

“06JAN2020 {7/10 stars B} Recommend? Yes, especially for people interested in motor sports or Cuban culture. -3 stars: Could have easily been shortened to a one hour documentary.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eInteresting documentary about automobile racing in Cuba. It includes how racing is a part of their national culture and some interesting tidbits about Cubau0026#39;s history. Ironically, even though the documentary has a lot of high speed racing, at times it feels really slow and drags. This could have easily been a one hour documentary.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThere is no English spoken. If you donu0026#39;t understand the Cuban language your only option is reading the English subtitles that are part of the movie. The subtitles are large white letters and easily read. Some of the subtitles move quickly to keep up with what is being said. It is easy to miss what is being said if not making a consistent effort to read the subtitles. Reading the subtitles makes it difficult to enjoy the scenery and other things happening on screen.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eDuring filming the Roman Catholic Pope visits Cuba. There is some talk about the Pope visiting and how his visit delayed the scheduled race. People are shown lining the streets to see the Pope and the Popeu0026#39;s motorcade is briefly shown.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eCONTENT ADVISORY: The most common profanity in the subtitles is the f-word that is said approximately 6 times. There may have been another one or two stray profanities that I am forgetting.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003e{1=F 2=D- 3=D 4=C- 5=C 6=B- 7=B 8=A- 9=A 10=A+}”