Fidel (2002)
- Directed by
- David Attwood
- Genre
- drama film, biographical film
- Country
- Mexico
- Runtime
- 2h 31m
- Rated
- PG-13
- Rating
- 5.1 of 10 from 15 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This TV film chronicles Fidel Castro's rise to power during the Cuban Revolution and his early years as a leader. It follows his political career from his days as a guerrilla fighter through his assumption of the presidency.
historicalserioussweepingpoliticaldramaticslow-burnintenseearnestbiographical
What happens
Fidel, titled onscreen as ¡Fidel!, is a 2002 American biographical drama television film directed by David Attwood about the Cuban Revolution and political career of Fidel Castro, played by Víctor Huggo Martin. Gael García Bernal, Patricia Velásquez, Cecilia Suárez, Manuel Sevilla, and Maurice Compte also star. The screenplay by Stephen Tolkin is based on two biographies of Castro: Guerilla Prince: The Untold Story of Fidel Castro (1991) by Georgie Anne Geyer, and Fidel Castro (1993) by Robert E. Quirk. The film aired on Showtime in two parts, on January 27 and 28, 2002. The total duration of the film is 200 minutes, but the video version is shorter. García Bernal would reprise his role as Che Guevara in the 2004 feature film The Motorcycle Diaries. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Cuba and the Cameraman (2017)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.