Habanero Film Sales Will Distribute Tribeca Fest’s Puerto Rican Indie Film ‘This Island’

This year’s Tribeca Festival will be held from June 4 to June 15 and one of the biggest film festivals in the world is, once again, set to provide us with some amazing stories and brilliant artistic revelations.

Among the films that are going to be shown this year is the Puerto Rican title Esta Isla (This Island), which is set to provide us with a brilliant and on-spot look at life on that Caribbean island.

Well, in light of that, we are happy to announce that there have been some developments related to the movie’s distribution, and we are going to share all the details with you, so keep reading to find out more!

It has been confirmed that Rio de Janeiro-based Habanero Film Sales has acquired the international distribution rights for This Island, so the Brazilian company will be responsible for the movie’s distribution after the Tribeca premiere.

“In Habanero we love it when we are surprised by awesome stories and even more when those stories come from emerging talent. In our opinion, ‘This Island’ has all the elements to make a compelling addition to the current boom of Caribbean films that has been marked by visibility and awards in the top-tier international film festivals and art house film circuits,” CEO Alfredo Calviño told the press. “These are films that have a distinct vibrant energy, color palette, rawness and humanity at the same time.”

The movie will follow Bebo and his brother who turn to a life of crime to survive in a coastal town in Puerto Rico. But, at one point, things turn for the worse and Bebo escapes with Lola, who is a wealthy runaway. The two of them have to find a safe place in the island’s wild interior while escaping the violence that is haunting them.

The cast includes Zion Ortíz, Fabiola Brown, Xavier Morales, Teófilo Torres, Audicio Robles, Georgina Borri, Omar Iloy, Sean Ortiz, Jeniffe Fret and Bryan Minaya.

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