De tranen van Castro (1997) Poster

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7/10
See the movie, see the documentary
exasbartos13 November 2006
"De Tranen van Castro" is an entertaining documentary about a Dutch man, a communist named "Theo", who collects bodily fluids. A bizarre hobby which leads to an equally bizarre journey to Cuba, where Theo plans to meet his hero, Fidel Castro. In addition, Theo looks to complete his collection of bodily fluids by acquiring the teardrops of the Cuban leader.

During Theo's journey through Cuba, he engages in absurd situations, like an ancient way of Cuban fortune telling. A ritual where he has to lick the neck of a beheaded chicken.

This documentary portrays an accurate image of Cuba during the 90s. We see the people of Havana struggling economically and socially. As Theo tries to discuss politics with the people in the street, he notices the support for Castro and communism is diminishing and he questions his own communist ideals.
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10/10
Great DocMovie
marcellino-912-126011 September 2011
Very entertaining and realistic. Theo is an intelligent man that has a strong personal vision and goal. Think he will find the ultimate success of communism in Cuba, but the truth is that the romantic revolution and liberation of the Cuban people isn't that romantic anymore after 30 years. What makes it bad or good? In a democratic environment people also are complaining and unhappy. It's the leader that makes the difference. A bad leader and government in a democratic society also breaks down happiness. Also the relation with his father or actually a non-existing relation, adds another flavor to the stage which gives the doc-movie another dimension.
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