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Blame It on Fidel

Generally favorable reviews
Based on 14 critic reviews
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Based on 4 votes
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Movie Info
Genre(s): Drama
Written by:
Domitilla Calamai (novel "Tutta colpa di Fidel")
Arnaud Cathrine
Julie Gavras
Directed by: Julie Gavras
Release Date:
Theatrical: August 3, 2007
DVD: November 6, 2007
Running Time: 99 minutes, Color
Origin: Italy / France
Summary
RATING: Not Rated
Starring Nina Kervel-Bey, Julie Depardieu, Stefano Accorsi, Benjamin Feuillet, Martine Chevallier, Olivier Perrier, Marie Kremer, and Raphaël Personnaz
Blame it on Fidel is the story of a 9 year-old girl growing up during the early 70's who's quiet, middle-class life is thrown into chaos when her parents become political activists. (Gaumont)
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What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
Salon.com Andrew O'Hehir
A wrenching, funny and wise little picture, with a diva-like junior star at its center.
Read Full Review >Boston Globe Wesley Morris
Brilliantly, the movie becomes a double coming-of-age story. The parents' political awakening parallels their daughter's.
Read Full Review >Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert
The film contains a surprising amount of understated humor. It is not a grim portrayal of a harsh upbringing, but an affectionate portrait of parents who will be able to change the world before they will be able to change their daughter.
Read Full Review >The New York Times Stephen Holden
Julie Gavras’s wonderful film, Blame It on Fidel, views its ideological conflicts through the eyes of a smart, willful child.
Read Full Review >Los Angeles Times Carina Chocano
Blame It on Fidel is the thoroughly engaging, clear-eyed and charming story of a little girl grappling with the domestic fallout of tumultuous political times.
Read Full Review >Variety Lisa Nesselson
Wonderfully engaging look at 1970-71 from a child's p.o.v.
Read Full Review >The Onion (A.V. Club) Noel Murray
But while Kervel will probably have to have her own children before she fully understands the changes parents go through, she's bound to adjust to her folks' whims. Having no power of her own, what choice does she have?
Read Full Review >New York Post V.A. Musetto
Blame It on Fidel doesn't aim for the profundity of Costa-Gavras films like "State of Siege" and "Z" - but who's complaining?
Read Full Review >Village Voice Aaron Hillis
The real treasure here is newcomer Kervel, a child superstar in the making.
Read Full Review >Film Threat Jamie Tipps
Despite the seriousness of the subject, the movie is sweet and charming; it knows that audiences hate to be preached to and instead shows us--as it shows a Anna--why we should care about being humane.
Read Full Review >The Hollywood Reporter Michael Rechtshaffen
Documentary filmmaker Julie Gavras has made a successful transition into narratives with the remarkably assured, thoroughly delightful Blame It on Fidel.
Read Full Review >Washington Post Desson Thomson
The result is a movie of deceptive lightness and powerful sweep. And what makes it truly work is the presence of Kervel, a first-time actor whose Anna is disarmingly self-assured and sweet. Without her, nothing else matters.
Read Full Review >Chicago Reader Jonathan Rosenbaum
The young heroine is rather humorless, but Gavras's intelligence and skillful touch are evident throughout.
Read Full Review >Chicago Tribune Tasha Robinson
Gavras’ ending makes it clear where her sympathies lie. In the process of building to that conclusion, she overplays her metaphor a bit, but still, political tracts rarely come this sweet and sympathetic.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this movie is 8.5 (out of 10) based on 4 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
David T. gave it a7:
Delightful film that lets the audience discover through a child's eyes.
