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Oliver Stone's second documentary on/interview with Fidel Castro specifically addresses his country's recent crackdown on Cuban dissidents; namely, the execution of three men who hijacked a ferry to the United States.
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Fidel Castro
Fidel Castro
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Fidel Castro
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Oliver Stone
Oliver Stone
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Oliver Stone
Self


Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter
Self (archive footage)
Jimmy Carter
Self (archive footage)
James Cason
James Cason
Self (archive footage)
James Cason
Self (archive footage)


Che Guevara
Che Guevara
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Che Guevara
Self (archive footage)
Miriam Laeba
Miriam Laeba
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Miriam Laeba
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Claudia Marquez Linares
Claudia Marquez Linares
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Claudia Marquez Linares
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Osvaldo Payá
Osvaldo Payá
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Osvaldo Payá
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Blanca Reyes
Blanca Reyes
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Blanca Reyes
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Vladimiro Roca
Vladimiro Roca
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Vladimiro Roca
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