THE PUPPETEER OF HAVANA

(El Titiritero de La Habana)

A Film by Wolf Hermsen of 113 minutes length
filmed in Havana/ Cuba with cuban actors including
Ramiro Ruiz Hernandez, Olga Lidia Alfonso, Luis Crespo, Hubert Delgado, Yusimí Hechavarria Serrano


Roberto, a puppeteer from Havana, has a dream. He hopes that a festival manager, whom he met years before, invites him and his puppets to Oslo. His dream turns into an obsession and his family starts doubting his mental state. They don't know that Roberto owns another set of puppets in an old ruinous shed in a backyard. He once prepared these puppets with the hair and blood of his deceased wife Olga to lend the puppet a stronger artistic expression. Roberto thinks up bizarre scenes for the puppets that he plays secretly for himself. He fears that the magic he used might turn against himself and the puppets as soon as they leave the shed to which they stand in a mysterious relationship.


The production was completely shot on location in Havana. A great part of the actors are well-known to the cuban audience through their appearances in TV, film and theatre.