"America Undercover" Looking for Fidel (2004)

Director:

Oliver Stone

Writer:

Oliver Stone (narration)

TV Series:

"America Undercover" (1993)

Original Air Date:

14 April 2004

Genre:

Documentary

Plot:

Oliver Stone's second documentary on/interview with Fidel Castro specifically addresses his country's recent crackdown on Cuban dissidents; namely, the execution of three men who hijacked a ferry to the United States. |

Cast

Jimmy Carter	...	Himself (archive footage)
James Cason	...	Himself (archive footage)
Fidel Castro	...	Himself
Ernesto 'Che' Guevara	...	Himself (archive footage)
Miriam Laeba	...	Herself
Claudia Marquez Linares	...	Herself
Osvaldo Payá	...	Himself
Blanca Reyes	...	Herself
Vladimiro Roca	...	Himself
Filipe Perez Roque	...	Himself (archive footage)
Elizardo Sanchez	...	Himself
Oliver Stone	...	Himself
Juanita Vera	...	Herself (Castro's Interpreter)

Runtime:

USA:57 min | Argentina:57 min (Mar del Plata Film Festival) | 54 min (TV)

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Certification:

Sweden:Btl | Argentina:13 | Spain:T

Filming Locations:

Cuba

Company:

HBO Documentary

Trivia:

This documentary is featured on the Bonus DVD disc included in the Ultimate Oliver Stone Collection, released in 2004.

Movie Connections:

Follows Comandante (2003)

Not bad, but 'Comandante' better.

I watched "Looking for Fidel" on HBO tonight, and thought that 'Comandante' was better done. Although 'Comandante' had less questions about dissidents, it gave you far more insight in to the way Castro thinks, than 'Looking for Fidel" does.

In this short-film, Castro is grilled specifically on dissidents, and the moment of truth comes earlier on, when questioned on the 'closed trials' and why Castro did not allow the prisoners to see their families, Castro, in his unique orator voice asked of Stone, "Why is it that over 800 prisoners held by the United States at Guantanamo Bay have not been allowed to see their families for over two years?"

If you have watched 'Comandante' and liked it, you are sure to enjoy this low key one-on-one.