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- 2007
- Unrated
- Koch Lorber Films
- 1 h 39 m
- 2007
- Unrated
- Koch Lorber Films
- 1 h 39 m
Summary 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)
Directed By: Julie Gavras
Written By: Domitilla Calamai, Arnaud Cathrine, Julie Gavras
- 2007
- Unrated
- Koch Lorber Films
- 1 h 39 m
- 2007
- Unrated
- Koch Lorber Films
- 1 h 39 m
La faute à Fidel!
74
User Score
Universal Acclaim
8.3
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Summary 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)
Directed By: Julie Gavras
Written By: Domitilla Calamai, Arnaud Cathrine, Julie Gavras
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 14 Critic Reviews
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86% Positive
12 Reviews
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14% Mixed
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 14 Critic Reviews
74
86% Positive
12 Reviews
12 Reviews
14% Mixed
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
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Brilliantly, the movie becomes a double coming-of-age story. The parents' political awakening parallels their daughter's.
Julie Gavras’s wonderful film, Blame It on Fidel, views its ideological conflicts through the eyes of a smart, willful child.
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?
The real treasure here is newcomer Kervel, a child superstar in the making.
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.
The young heroine is rather humorless, but Gavras's intelligence and skillful touch are evident throughout.
User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 4 User Ratings
8.3
75% Positive
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User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 4 User Ratings
8.3
75% Positive
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Production Company
Gaumont,
Les Films du Worso,
B Movies,
France 3 Cinéma,
Canal+,
CinéCinéma,
La Région Île-de-France,
Sofica Sogécinéma 4
Release Date Aug 3, 2007
Duration 1 h 39 m
Rating Unrated
Genres
Tagline Whose fault is it anyway?
Awards
Deauville Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Sundance Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
Cinema Brazil Grand Prize
• 1 Nomination
