Fidel Castro: Hollywood screenwriter

By Humberto Fontova

"But if anyone within this audience criticized the historical accuracy of the film they'd likely find themselves instantly and involuntarily enrolling in the Castro regime's free (though somewhat cramped) lodging, it's foolproof weight-loss regimen, and get free electroshock treatments to boot. Many who interacted with Che Guevara at close range now live outside Stalinist Cuba, primarily in south Florida, and could have provided accounts of Che's "story" without fear of torture chambers if they deviated from the Castroite party-line. Instead, as seems mandatory when any "scholar" or "documentarian" researches Cuban history, only the propaganda ministry of a Stalinist regime qualifies as a reliable source."

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