4 Movies Starring Fidel Castro

Fidel

Fidel

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2001-08-02

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

91 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.4 (453 Reviews)

Director:

Estela Bravo

Fullplot:

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 Elièn Gonzalez, and celebrating his birthday with the Buena Vista Social Club group.

Cuban Rafters

Cuban Rafters

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2002-04-12

Languages:

Spanish

Countries:

Spain

Runtime:

120 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.3 (505 Reviews)

Genres:

Documentary

Fullplot:

The story of Cuban refugees who risked their lives in homemade rafts to reach the United States, and what life is like for those who succeed.

Surplus: Terrorized Into Being Consumers

Surplus: Terrorized Into Being Consumers

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2003-11-21

Languages:

Swedish, Spanish, English

Countries:

Sweden

Runtime:

54 min

IMDB Ratings:

(1258 Reviews)

Director:

Erik Gandini

Genres:

Documentary

Fullplot:

Ethel

Ethel

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2013-04-12

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

97 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.8 (487 Reviews)

Director:

Rory Kennedy

Fullplot:

ETHEL is a 95 minute feature-length documentary about the life of Ethel Kennedy. Scheduled for broadcast on HBO in 2012, the film was produced and directed by Mrs. Kennedy's Emmy Award-winning daughter, Rory Kennedy. An intimate family portrait, ETHEL includes a lengthy interview with Mrs. Kennedy, as well as interviews with seven of her children, providing unique insight into her family's story, her life with Robert F. Kennedy, and the years following his death when she raised their eleven children on her own. The film is an insider's view of a political dynasty, a personal story interwoven with some of the most important moments of the 20th century. The film also features a rich treasure trove of never-before-seen footage from the Kennedy family's private collection.

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