Movie
Blame It on Fidel!
Overview
A 9-year-old girl weathers big changes in her household as her parents become radical political activists in 1970-71 Paris.
Details
- Release date
- 2006-11-29
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Genres
- History, Drama
- Status
- Released
- Country
- France, Italy
- Original language
- FR
Cast
- Julie Depardieu as Marie de la Mesa
- Nina Kervel-Bey as Anna de la Mesa
- Stefano Accorsi as Fernando de la Mesa
- Flore Vannier-Moreau as un témoin
- Benjamin Feuillet as François de la Mesa
- Martine Chevallier as Bonne Maman
- Olivier Perrier as Bon Papa
- Marie Kremer as Isabelle
- Raphaël Personnaz as Mathieu
- Mar Sodupe as Marga
- Gabrielle Vallières as Cécile
- Raphaelle Molinier as Pilar
Crew
- Julie Gavras - Director
- Arnaud Cathrine - Writer
- Julie Gavras - Writer
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