Fidelandia: Behind the Curtain of Cuba's Revolution
(Fidelandia: Behind the Curtain of Cuba's Revolution)
Isaias Castañeda | Documentary
2017 | 77 minutes | Cuba, United States
Fidelandia takes a look at the country’s culture post Fidel’s fifty-year reign, exploring how the youth deals with the influence of Western culture impacting the country by way of tourism, the use of illegal Internet, and television.
Synopsis
When Cuba’s former dictator, Fulgencio Batista, was overthrown from power by Fidel Castro and his revolutionaries in the late 1950’s, the people of Cuba were promised a better country. They were promised the opportunity to rise to a higher standard of living, but according to many struggling to survive within the population, Fidel Castro failed to deliver his promise, delivering instead a growing stagnation of an aging economy.
Fidelandia: Behind the Curtain of Cuba's Revolution takes a look at the country’s current culture post Fidel’s fifty-year reign, exploring how the youth deals with the influence of Western culture impacting the country by way of tourism, the use of illegal Internet, and television.
Reviews
"Part history lesson, part sociological assessment, Isaias Castañeda's documentary presents a surprising even-handed view of Fidel Castro's Cuba. Recommended." — P. Hall, Video Librarian
Citation
Main credits
Castañeda, Isaias (film director)
Reveco, Ignacio J. (film producer)
Gebhard, Glenn (film producer)
Other credits
Editor, Ignacio J. Reveco; music, Rodrigo Izquierdo.
Citation
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Pragda subjects
Caribbean Studies
Criminal Justice
Culture + Identity
Economics + Social Class Issues
Fascism + Repression
Human Rights
Latin American Studies
Migration Studies
Political Science
Sociology
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DIRECTOR: Isaias Castañeda
NATIONALITY: Cuba, United States
YEAR: 2017
GENRE: Documentary
LANGUAGE: Spanish
COLOR / B&W: Color
GRADE LEVEL: High School, College, Adults
SUBTITLE/CC: AVAILABLE
AUDIO DESCRIPTION: NOT AVAILABLE
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