Fidel: The Untold Story
by Estela Bravo
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Actor: Alice Walker, Angela Davis, Elián González (II), Fidel Castro, Harry BelafonteDirector: Estela Bravo
Brand: First RUN Features
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Anamorphic, Color, Dolby, DVD, HiFi Sound, NTSC, Surround Sound, THX, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 91 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-07-22
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: FIRST RUN FEATURES
Movie Reviews of Fidel: The Untold Story
Movie Review: Valuable and Inspirational
Summary: 5 Stars
When you think of Fidel Castro, what do you think? If you are like me - born and raised in America and have only seen American news your whole life, you think of a brutal dictator and somebody we are "not suppose to" like. In reality, Castro is a brave revolutionary who has stood up to the world's only superpower. He is also a guy who is modest and gets emotional about helping human beings.
Here's what the documentary is about:
- There was a leader named Batista. Basically Batista didn't want any opposition groups running against him so Fidel and other dissenters were tortured and imprisoned.
- After Fidel is released from prison, he lives in the hills of Cuba and garners support for a revolution.
- Fidel and the revolution overthrow the Batista government. Batista supporters flee the country (a lot of them come to Miami, Florida.)
- Fidel makes landmark achievements in Cuba. He makes universal healthcare for everyone, ends illiteracy (the first American country to do so - even our country has 44 million illiterate people).
- Basically Cuba is able to survive because they sell sugar and other exports to the Soviet Union. The Soviet Union collapses and sadly Cuba has a financial crises. Food, fuel and other things become rationed.
Even though Castro has his own country of Cuba to take care of, this documentary shows that he helped out Vietnam, Bolivia, Angola and others.
Here are the three reasons why 9 American Presidents have tried to kill Castro and why our media portrays Castro as a "madman"
- Cuba is a communist country with nationalized businesses so American can't do business there
- Batista supporters who live in Miami and in other States lobby the U.S. government to overthrow him.
Sadly from Chile to Nicargua to Panama and other countries, the U.S. has continually stopped the people in those countries from having a democracy. Basically, Cuba is the country that got away from us. If freedom is so important to the U.S., than why doesn't the U.S. let other countries live peacefully, with self-determination? Here's an analogy of the U.S. relationship with Cuba - imagine a small person laying on the floor and a much bigger person having their foot on the smaller person's neck. That is how we are treating Cuba. If you want info on how you can help the Cubans who don't deserve to be treated like this - here's a website I know of - www.globalexchange.org.
It's true how reviewers say there isn't freedom of press there. But it is in exchange for providing everyone with an education and healthcare. I saw plenty of times in this documentary where thousands of Cubans marched in the streets and they did vote - and nobody stopped them. Yes, there are some Cubans who live in Cuba who would like a capitalistic country. That is his or her choice, and every human being envisions a different way government should be. But it is hypocritical of us to say that dissenters in Cuba are arrested when in America the Communist Party, USA and the Socialist Workers Party have been wiretapped by the FBI and arrested by the U.S. government numerous times simply for wanting a different type of government.
I strongly suggest you watch this movie to understand our foreign policy.
Summary of Fidel: The Untold Story
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