The Lost Son of Havana
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The Havana sun casts a golden, late afternoon light, lending a brief glow to a narrow street. Decaying houses, with their half-crumbling facades, somehow cling to their faded glory. The camera pulls back and reveals the silhouette of a man, rounded by age and good living, puffing on a cigar. At the age of 67, Luis Tiant has come back to Cuba, the island he had left at age 20 for a trip he thought would last a month and became nearly a half-century. But is this still home? What is home for an exile that becomes a star in his new land, leaving former teammates to play for their government and country in isolation and povertis home for a man who never had a sister or brother and whose parents are dead? Where can he go to sort out the guilt and the glory? And is it too late?
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You wouldn't think that exile and baseball would go hand in hand as plot points for a movie, let alone a real life documentary. This story gives a look at a place most Americans aren't allowed to step foot and examine the culture through a sport universally known as, "America's past time."

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Cast:
  • Luis Tiant
    ... Himself
  • Carlton Fisk
    ... Himself
  • Peter Gammons
    ... Himself
  • George McGovern
    ... Himself
  • Carl Yastrzemski
    ... Himself
Crew:
  • Director:
    Jonathan Hock
  • Writer:
    Jonathan Hock
  • Producers:
    Kris Meyer
  • Producers:
    Philip A. Aromando
  • Producers:
    Alex Evans
  • Producers:
    Bobby Farrelly
  • Producers:
    Peter Farrelly
  • Producers:
    Victor J. Melfa Jr.
Film Festivals:
  • Tribeca Film Festival
  • Provincetown International Film Festival
Production Company:
Hock Films
5-Hole Productions
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