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

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)

Trailer

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