A Film By Estella Bravo
The new documentary film by Estela Bravo, FIDEL, offers a unique opportunity to
view the man through exclusive interviews with Castro himself, historians, public
figures and close friends, with footage from the Cuban State archives.
Alice Walker, 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.
Bravo's camera captures him swimming with bodyguards, visiting his childhood
home and school, joking with Nelson Mandela, Ted Turner and Muhammad Ali, meeting
Elian Gonzalez, and celebrating his birthday with members of the Buena Vista
Social Club.
"Big Papa spanning history!" - Village Voice
"A sympathetic, convincing and even moving portrait of the charismatic Cuban leader, guaranteed to be highly controversial" - New York Dail News
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