Blame it on Fidel, directed by Julie Gavras was a very interesting, insightful and informative film about communism and the coming rule of Fidel Castro. I really enjoyed the film and how the movie was seen through the eyes of a child.



Generally in life, children are innocent, pure and open to everything life has to offer, because they are uneducated about many matters of life. I think Gavras used a childs point of view as a tool to keep the audience from becoming biased. There is generally a negative connotation associated with the name Fidel, allowing viewers to object the directors vision. On the opposing side, not everyone has a negative view of Fidel Castro. Followers of Castro may view the film as a coming of age film, directed toward gathering supporters toward their cause. Upon hearing the title, with it's blunt use of Fidel, the audience will assume the movie is associated with Fidel Castro and at that point will view the film with hind sight biased, and be opposed to the film's true message. This idea was excellent



Nina Kervel-Bey did and excellent job portraying the role of nine year old Ana de la Mesa. It was her first film, and the audience would've never been able to tell, had it not been for it being said or personal inquiry. Ana’s little brother, played by Benjamin Feuillet, also did an amazing job in this film. The on set chemistry between the two as siblings was great! I would have expected the two to be actual siblings outside of the film. Not to say there weren’t other characters in the film that did an excellent job, because they’re were, however, these two young actors made the film.



There wasn’t really anything I didn’t enjoy about the film.



What I thought to be interesting about the film were the factors that made people believe Castro would bring about positive change. I am one of those people who has a negative conotation associated with Castro and had the film not been seen through a child’s eyes, but through an adults, I would have been biased to the film. I would have thought the film was geared toward making communism a positive thing. However, from strategically making the film seen through a child’s eyes, I was able to recognize why people believed in communism.