Synopsis
Documentary about Fidel Castro, covering 40 years of Cuban Revolution. Rare Fidel Castro footage: he appears swimming with a bodyguard, visiting his childhood home and school, playing with his friend Nelson Mandela, meeting kid Elián Gonzalez, and celebrating his birthday with the Buena Vista Social Club group.
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Christian Science Monitor
Bravo works too hard at extolling Castro -- The film's historical footage is compelling, though, and provides plenty to think about. - 63
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
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. - 60
L.A. Weekly
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. - 60
Washington Post
Castro remains the star of the show. You can't stop watching him. - 50
Los Angeles Times
Hitler had his Leni Riefenstahl, and now Castro has his Bravo...Bravo is no Riefenstahl when it comes to persuasive mythologizing. - 50
New York Daily News
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. - 50
TV Guide Magazine
The lack of opposing viewpoints soon grows tiresome -- the film feels more like a series of toasts at a testimonial dinner than a documentary. - 50
Boston Globe
Unabashed Fidel worship.