The film focuses on an interview with Fidel Castro interwoven with aspects of Cuba. Castro speaks about differences with the United States which led to severed relations, about changes in Cuba since the revolution, about socialism and capitalism. He defends Cuba’s “coercive” society on economic grounds as a necessity during a transition period. The camera follows him on tours of inspection, particularly to a new housing project where he visits an apartment that overflows with residents. The film shows the contrasts of old and new, industrialization and poverty.
Content notification
Our collection comprises over 40,000 moving image works, acquired and catalogued between the 1940s and early 2000s. As a result, some items may reflect outdated, offensive and possibly harmful views and opinions. ACMI is working to identify and redress such usages.
Learn more about our collection and our collection policy here. If you come across harmful content on our website that you would like to report, let us know.
How to watch
Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
002564
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Industrialization
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Revolutions
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Capitalism
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Cuba - Politics and government
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Economic development
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Political science
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Revolutions
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Socialism
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → United States - Politics and government
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)