Comandante (2003)

Name: Comandante
Director: Oliver Stone
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2003-02-14
Duration: 1 h 39 min
Cast: Oliver Stone, Juanita Vera, Fidel Castro, Che Guevara

Documentary

Director: Oliver Stone

Cast: Oliver Stone, Juanita Vera, Fidel Castro, Che Guevara

Runtime99 min

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Oliver Stone spends three days filming with Fidel Castro in Cuba, discussing an array of subjects with the president such as his rise to power, fellow revolutionary Che Guevara, the Cuban Missile crisis, and the present state of the country.

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Comandante, Oliver Stone's 2003 documentary, offers a rare behind-the-scenes look at Fidel Castro and his revolutionary rule in Cuba. While the film was well-received by some critics for its intimate portrayal of the controversial leader, it has also been criticized for its lack of objectivity and sympathetic approach to Castro's regime.

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Fans of insightful political documentaries will appreciate director Oliver Stone's intimate, unfiltered look at Fidel Castro in the 2003 film Comandante. Stone's unique access and interview style allow viewers to gain rare, firsthand insights into the Cuban leader's life and perspective on key historical events.

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Comandante is a political documentary film by American director Oliver Stone. In the film, Stone interviews Cuban leader Fidel Castro on a diverse range of topics. Stone and his film crew visited Castro in Cuba for three days in 2002, and the film was released in 2003, having its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival early that year. The film was partly produced by HBO and was planned for broadcast. Shortly before airtime, after Cuba executed three hijackers of a ferry to the United States and imprisoned more than 70 political dissidents, HBO pulled the program. To this day, it still has not been given a video release in the USA.