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Fidel (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
Dutch ( Subtitles )
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
Netherlands ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
204 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
2-DVD Set
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2002 and produced in:
Mexico ( Latin America, Mexico )
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
David Attwood

Written By:
Stephen Tolkin
Georgie Anne Geyer
Robert E. Quirk

Actors:
Víctor Huggo Martin ..... Fidel Castro
Gael García Bernal ..... Che Guevara
Patricia Velasquez ..... Mirta
Cecilia Suárez ..... Celia Sanchez
Maurice Compte ..... Raul Castro
Margarita Rosa de Francisco ..... Naty Revuelta
Enrique Arce ..... Rafael
José María Yazpik ..... Camilo Cienfuegos
Manuel Sevilla ..... Abel Santamaria
Alejandra Gollas ..... Haydeé Santamaría
Ernesto Godoy ..... Huber Matos
Guillermo Díaz ..... Universo Sanchez
Tony Plana ..... Gen. Fulgencio Battista
Mel Rodriguez ..... Calixto Morales
Bobby Plasencia ..... Faustino Perez
Reynaldo Rosales ..... Guillermo Garcia
Marco Bacuzzi ..... Secret policeman
Juan Ignacio Aranda ..... Alberto Bayo
Luis Artagnan ..... Pino
Fernando Becerril ..... Carlos
Anne Betancourt ..... School Teacher
Marius Biegai ..... Aleksey Alekseyev
Roberto Bonelli ..... Agricultural Scientist
Ismael 'East' Carlo ..... Eddy Chibas
Nicolas Escobar Castro ..... Rosabal
Rey Christian ..... Guillermo
Roger Cudney ..... Ambassador Butler
Hector Elizondo ..... Eddie Chibas
Al Espinosa ..... Taxi Driver
Muriel Fouilland ..... Melba Hernandez
Juan Pablo Gamboa ..... USA Ambassador in Cuba
Ken Jenkins ..... Herbert Matthews
Diego Jáuregui ..... Carabia
Patricia Llaca ..... American Woman
George Lopez ..... Chucho Osorio
Isai Lopez ..... Rebel #2
Diego Luna ..... Renato Guitart
Honorato Magaloni ..... Aged Fidel Castro
Adrian Makala ..... Juan Almeida
Jorge Malpica ..... Adrian
Mario Iván Martínez ..... Prosecutor
Roberto Medina ..... DR. Fernandez
Pedro Mira ..... Ramiro Valdes
Toño Muñiz ..... Sergeant
Raúl Méndez ..... Rodriguez
Fernanda Ostos ..... Waitress
Pilar Padilla ..... Young Mother
Patricia Pereyra ..... Nurse
Darío T. Pie ..... Reporter
Jorge Pérez Zamora ..... Nightclub Manager
Juan Carlos Remolina ..... Official
Juan Jose Miron Rodriguez ..... Sergeant at roadblock
Gabriel Ronquillo ..... Rebel #1
Samantha Smith ..... Reporter
Marco Treviño ..... Boatbuilder
Amara Villafuerte ..... Huber's Wife
Juan Carlos Vives ..... Radio Announcer
Carmen Zapata ..... Old Woman
Jorge Zárate ..... Coronel del Rio Chaviano

Synopsis:

Fact-based (?) drama about the rise of Fidel Castro from a respected lawyer in Cuba to rabble-rousing dissident to power-hungry ruler of his nation. One wonders about the facts in this very homogenized presentation though. The story goes something like this: Fidel meets future wife, gets married, has a child, political aspirations get in way of family, Fidel has a politically-motivated affair, gets thrown in jail, gets expelled from the country, comes back and fights out of the jungle for a few years, casts then leader Baptistsa out of power and seizes leadership. Once seizing power, he kills everyone who opposes him or disagrees with him - although once again this aspect is very watered down. The promised idea of a free election is also quickly dismissed as not in the people's best interests. Fidel's immense popularity with the people at the time of his coming into power is depicted, but the anti-Castro thought is only briefly touched upon in a discussion with a former restaurant worker with whom Castro comes in contact and in follow-up notes at the film's end. The film may have been more successful if it ended at his rise to power as there are way too many unanswered questions about the years that follow. The Cuban missile crisis is only briefly touched upon and Castro's belief that he will be able to work with President Kennedy appears totally naive.

This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 12 July, 2022.