Behavior

Behavior is a 2014 Cuban drama film directed by Ernesto Daranas. In English writing, the film is usually referred to by the title Behavior. The film premiered in February 2014, and then played at the Málaga Film Festival before having its US premieres simultaneously at the Chicago Latino Film Festival and Havana Film Festival New York in April 2014. Behavior was then screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival. It was selected as the Cuban entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 87th Academy Awards, but was not nominated. Cast Armando Valdés Freire as Chala Alina Rodríguez as Carmela Silvia Águila as Raquel Yuliet Cruz as Sonia (Chala's mother) Armando Miguel Gómez as Ignacio Amaly Junco as Yeni Miriel Cejas as Marta (substitute teacher) Idalmis García as Mercedes (school principal) Tomás Cao as Carlos (re-education school principal) Héctor Noas as Pablo (Yeni's father) Aramís Delgado as Consultant Yoan Angarica as Yoan (Chala's friend) Richard Andrade as Richard (Chala's friend) Cristian Guerra as Niño (Chala's rival) Roxana Pérez as María Paula (Yeni's friend) Roque Moreno as Policeman Anniet Forte as Mirta Reception In Cuba, reception was very favorable, from the audience as well from the critics. One critic commented: “With packed cinema halls and long lines to get tickets, [Behaviour’s] exhibition cycle promises to be long and could be of greater impact if the country didn’t have more of 85% of its cinema halls closed down or destroyed.”