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8A

7.019931h 25m

Documentary

The Kafkaesque world of Cuba under Castro's rule is brought to light in this reconstruction of the 1989 trial and execution of General Arnaldo Ochoa Sanchez, the highest-ranking general and hero of the revolution, and commander of the Angolan and Ethiopian campaigns.

Directed by Orlando Jiménez Leal

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Cast

Arnaldo Ochoa Sanchez

Self

Fidel Castro

Self

Raúl Castro

Self

Manolo Arce

Narrator

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Cast

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