Fidel

Name: Fidel
Genre: Biography, Documentary
Released: October 18, 2002
Duration: 91 min
Rating: 44

2002

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First Run Features | Release Date: October 18, 2002

Summary: This documentary examines the political and social impact that Cuban leader Fidel Castro has had upon the world during the more than forty years he has been in power.

Director: Estela Bravo

Genre(s): Biography, Documentary

Runtime: 91 min

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David Sterritt

Bravo works too hard at extolling Castro -- The film's historical footage is compelling, though, and provides plenty to think about. Read full review

Liam Lacey

Estela Bravo's film Fidel, The Untold Story has the kitsch appeal of a farm implement on a restaurant wall, or an Andy Warhol Mao poster: Interesting, but not for its original purpose. Read full review

Paul Malcolm

It's a refreshing change from the self-interest and paranoia that shape most American representations of Castro. At the same time, Bravo anticipates that such a view will drive some nuts. Read full review

Janice Page

Unabashed Fidel worship. Read full review

Elizabeth Weitzman

It's a shame Bravo doesn't allow herself a broader perspective, because she's right to consider Castro one of the most important figures of the 20th century. Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Ken Fox

The lack of opposing viewpoints soon grows tiresome -- the film feels more like a series of toasts at a testimonial dinner than a documentary. Read full review

Scott Tobias

Estela Bravo's disgraceful documentary Fidel could have been financed by the man himself. Read full review

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