Fidel - The Untold Story (CBC - The Passionate Eye)

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CBC - The Passionate Eye
Fidel - The Untold Story
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Description
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It is a sympathetic and affectionate portrayal of Cuba and of Castro, which in
the rabid anti-Castro atmosphere of American media makes it a rare and
fascinating document is an inverse portrait of US disinformation and censorship.
It is a conventional biopic of Castro is life is starting with the usual old
photographs and an account of his schooling, continuing with his involvement
in student politics at the University of Havana (during a period of intense
repression by the Batista government), and finally following his career as
armed insurgent, successful revolutionary, and popular leader. What makes it
highly unconventional and almost breath-taking at times is that it covers the
life of a socialist revolution as well as of a famous man, and that it treats
a much-maligned and demonized country and character with respect and affection.
This in turn illuminates for the American viewer how pervasive and complete is
the anti-Cuba propaganda campaign in the US.