Ricardo, Miriam y Fidel
Switzerland, April 1997
FILM,
Documentary,
90 min.
- directed by
- Christian Frei
- Written by
- Christian Frei
- Status
- In distribution
Like thousands of other Cubans, Miriam Martinez and her family would like to emigrate. However, as the daughter of a man who made a substantial contribution to the success of the Cuban revolution, it is not an easy decision for her to make. Almost 40 years ago her father had given up his job as a radio journalist in Havana and fled to the Sierra Maestra to join the rebellious forces of Fidel Castro. Under the leadership of Che Guevara, he had founded “Rebel Radio”, whose nightly broadcasts proved to be one of the most effective ways of spreading the ideas of the revolution. Today, the golden promise of that break with the past has long since faded away. Ricardo's dream has not been fulfilled. And for Miriam, there is no turning back. She wants a new life, even though she knows full well that her departure for the “free world” has very little to do with the ideals of her youth.
credits
- World Premiere
- April 1997
- Original Version
- English, Spanish (english/spanish subtitles), colour, 35mm, 90 min.
- Production
- Christian Frei Filmproduktion GmbH, Teleclub AG, Frenetic Films
- Producer
- directed by
- Christian Frei
- Written by
- Christian Frei
- Cinematography
- Peter Indergand
- Editing
- Christian Frei, Jorge Abello, Damaris Betancourt
- Location Sound Mix
- Martin Witz
World Sales / World Rights
- World Sales
- F for Film
Worldwide Distribution
- Switzerland
- Frenetic Films Distribution
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Kiev, 29 Kiev Int. Film Festival Molodist
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Vienna, Viennale - Vienna International Film Festival
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Internationales Filmfestival Cinematograph Innsbruck
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Munich, 13. Int. Dokumentarfilm Festival
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European Film Market
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Saarbrücken, 19. Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis
27.01.1998 - 01.02.1998 -
Amsterdam, International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam
26.11.1997 - 04.12.1997 -
Festival de Cine Iberoamericano
22.11.1997 - 29.11.1997 -
Amiens, Festival International du Film d'Amiens
07.11.1997 - 16.11.1997
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Festival du film de Genève, Stars de Demain
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Sao Paulo, Associação Brasileira Mostra Internacional de Cinema ABMIC
17.10.1997 - 31.10.1997 -
Puerto Rico International Film Festival
15.10.1997 - 26.10.1997 -
San Sebastian, 45. Festival internacional de Cine
18.09.1997 - 27.09.1997 -
Human Rights Watch International Film Festival
12.06.1997 - 27.06.1997 -
Nyon, 28e Festival Int. du Cinéma Documentaire
21.04.1997 - 27.04.1997