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From three days filming in Cuba, director/interviewer Oliver Stone edited down more than 30 hours of interviews and conversations to provide a candid and direct portrait of the iconic Cuban leader Fidel Castro. Castro touches on issues such as his rise to power, the present state of the country, the Cuban missle crisis, the Bay of Pigs, the US embargo, the equally iconic Che Guevara, Chaplin and Brigitte Bardot. This unmissable documentary provides an illuminating insight into one of the world's most notorious leaders, who at times exists as little more than a beard, cigar and army fatigues. Yet he has remained one of the biggest thorns in the side of the US administration and its persistent antagonist.

Year: 2003
Genre: Documentaries, General Docos, Political Docos
Country: Spain, USA
Director: Oliver Stone
Starring: Fidel Castro, Oliver Stone
Duration: 95 Minutes
Rating: M - Contains violence.
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Location in store: Documentary (Political)
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