Lieber Fidel - Maritas Geschichte
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Wilfried Huismann
Harold Austin
Marita Lorenz
Henryk K Ell
Bob Maheu
Dave Townsend
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Synopsis
"Dear Fidel" With these words Marita Lorenz begins her letter to the Cuban leader in the spring of 2000. She met him as a 19-year-old on board the Berlin where her father was captain. They began an affair and she became pregnant by him. After eight months of passion Fidel Castro lost interest in her and Marita was given another shock when, in her sixth month, she was forced to undergo an abortion. She meant nothing to Fidel anymore but she attracted the attention of the CIA. However, Marita did not fulfil her task - to kill Castro. Nevertheless, she continued working for the American government. There followed a series of colourful episodes, including a meeting with Lee Harvey Oswald and involvement with the Watergate scandal. Marita Lorenz had learned to survive any situation, even as a 5-year-old girl when she was imprisoned in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. She is now a pensioner who lives in New York and wants to go back to visit Fidel.
Director
Wilfried Huismann
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Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States 2001
Released in United States July 2001
Released in United States November 2001
Shown at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (Documentary Competition) July 5-14, 2001.
Shown at Telluride Film Festival August 31 - September 3, 2001.
Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival September 27 - October 12, 2001.
Released in United States 2001 (Shown at Telluride Film Festival August 31 - September 3, 2001.)
Released in United States 2001 (Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival September 27 - October 12, 2001.)
Released in United States July 2001 (Shown at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (Documentary Competition) July 5-14, 2001.)
Released in United States November 2001 (Shown at AFI Fest 2001: The American Film Institute Los Angeles International Film Festival (Documentary Competition) November 1-11, 2001.)
