UTV World Movies showcases the documentary ‘Looking for Fidel’ as Movie of the Month

Watch the invigorating documentary on Fidel Castro on 31st July at 9.00pm

25th July 2011: Regaling viewers with the best in World Cinema, UTV World Movies presents ‘Looking for Fidel’, a landmark documentary as the Movie of the Month for July 2011. Looking for Fidel is based on the Cuban leader Fidel Castro and revolves around the 2003 crackdown on dissidents in Cuba.

The plot features a man living in the USA who is nauseated by the media power and Consumerism and decides to go to Cuba with the intention of meeting Fidel Castro. The man is looking for revolution and socialism for a better future for everybody. But when he reaches there he finds a different Cuba from what he thought. The documentary also includes fascinating conversations with Castro about Cuban politics, human rights, Castro's succession, democracy and Cuba's future.

Speaking about the movie, Manasi Sapre, Programming Head, UTV World Movies, says “Looking for Fidel is a fascinating documentary that chronicles the regime of the revolutionary Cuban leader- Fidel Castro - who changed the face of Cuba. Directed by Academy Award winning director, Oliver Stone, the documentary features candid conversations with the leader himself, getting unknown insights on the crackdown on political dissidents in Cuba, and thus making it an interesting watch.”

About UTV World Movies An initiative of the UTV Network, UTV World Movies is the pioneer of a new genre of films... the World's Greatest Movies from around the globe. UTV World Movies attracts the elusive urban up market Indian seeking to explore beyond Bollywood and Hollywood. With a library of over 600 titles cherry picked from over 40 countries, the library includes contemporary, award winning titles like The Lives of others, Baran, Amelie, Bowling for Columbine, Waltz with Bashir, No Mans’ Land, The Bands Visit, Tsotsi, The Milk of Sorrow and The Counterfeiters. In addition to showcasing a classic mix of foreign films, the channel has been fore in associating with various initiatives that promote art, culture, music, theatre, cuisine and cinema.

The channel along with its distribution partner Shemaroo World Cinema has released over 30 best films on home video. UTV World Movies bagged 2 Gold Awards in the Best Movie promo & Best Editing categories and 1 Silver for Best Movie Promo category in the year 2010.