Rent Comandante (2003)
3.5 of 5 from 78 ratings
1h 35min
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- Synopsis:
Legendary director Oliver Stone turns to an entirely different genre of film in this intimate and controversial portrait of iconic Cuban leader Fidel Castro, a man who has spent more than half a century on the international stage. 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. From three days filming in Cuba, Stone edited down more than 30 hours of interviews and conversations to provide a candid and direct portrait of the leader. Fidel Castro touches on issues such as his rise to power, the present state of the country, the Cuban missile crisis, the Bay of Pigs, the US embargo, the equally iconic Che Guevara, Chaplin and Brigitte Bardot. Stone, co-participant in the film as interviewer, shares the risk with Castro of being in the camera eye, creating an intimacy that allows for unique responses from the Cuban leader that would never otherwise have been possible. - Actors:
- Fidel Castro, Oliver Stone, Juanita Vera, Ernesto 'Che' Guevara, John F. Kennedy, Richard Nixon, Eva Peron, Janet Reno, Jaume Roures, Santiago Segura
- Directors:
- Oliver Stone
- Producers:
- Oliver Stone, Fernando Sulichin
- Writers:
- Oliver Stone
- Studio:
- Optimum
- Genres:
- Documentary, Special Interest
- Collections:
- JFK on Screen, Top 10 Best Picture Follow-Ups
