Fidel
Castro is one of the most influential and controversial
figures of our time. FIDEL offers a a unique opportunity
to view the man through exclusive interviews with
Castro himself, historians, public figures and friends,
including footage from the Cuban State archives.
Alice Walter, Harry Belafonte, and Sydney Pollack
discuss the personality of the man. Former and current
US government figures including Arthur Schlesinger,
Ramsey Clark, Wayne Smith, Congressman Charles Rangel
and a former CIA agent offer political and historical
perspectives on Castro and the long-standing US embargo
against Cuba. Family members and close friends, including
Nobel Prize-winning author Gabriel Garcia Marquez,
offer a window into the personal life of Fidel. We
see him swimming with bodyguards, visiting his childhood
home and school, joking with Nelson Mandela, Ted
Turner, and Muhammad Ali, meeting with Elian Gonzalez,
and celebrating his birthday with members of the
Buena Vista Social Club.
Juxtaposing the personal anecdotal with the history
of the Cuban revolution and the fight to survive the
post-Soveit period, FIDEL tells a previously untold
story and presents a new view of this powerful and
compelling figure.
"
A sympathetic, convincing and even moving portrait
of the charismatic Cuban leader, guaranteed to be highly
controversial." - New York Daily News..
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