Havana moon

"Lavish chronicle of when the Stones invaded Cuba - After the success of last year's Totally Stripped, which framed landmark 1995 shows with band narration and local colour, the Stones revisit the mini-movie concept to cover last year's historic free concert on the island of Cuba, thus proving their relevance while exploring another handy marketing format. Keith Richards probably has a wheezy one-liner about revolutionary former Cuban president Fidel Castro passing away only months after the Stones finally played his island, but there's no denying the historic magnitude of the event, illustrated by the overwhelming reception from the euphoric crowd. It's hard not to be moved as the camera pans over the million liberated souls laughing or crying in disbelief as the Stones deliver their killer hits set, introduced by Jagger in fluent Spanish, distinguished by heartfelt renditions of the less-often performed Angie and Keith's rousing You Got The Silver".

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"Falling at the end of their América Latina Olé trek, award winning film director Paul Dugdale, who has also documented several of the Stones' tours previously, begins Havana Moon by capturing the mammoth logistical task of setting up the gig, with over 58 trucks worth of equipment, 500 tonnes of kit and 21 days spent building the set. As the crowd flock to the venue clad in t-shirts and face paint with the famous John Pasche tongue, night falls over Cuba revealing a bright Havana moon and a band just as eager to please as when they made their debut in 1962 ... Dugdale has captured perfectly the mood and tone of a concert that will surely prove one of the most important in musical history".

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