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  • Blame it on Fidel!
  • Opened August 3, 2007 | Runtime:1 hr 39 min
  • NR
  • It is 1970 and Anna (Nina Kervel) is a 9-year-old who excels in Catholic school. She lives in a large house with father Fernando (Stefano Accorsi), a lawyer from a wealthy Spanish family; mother Marie (Julie Depardieu), who writes for a popular Read More
  • Cast: Nina Kervel, Julie Depardieu, Stefano Accorsi, Martine Chevallier, Gabrielle Vallieres
  • Director: Julie Gavras
  • Genres: Art House/Foreign, Comedy, Drama

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Blame it on Fidel! Critic Reviews

Go Avg. Critic Score 74 out of 100 Metascore ® based on all critic ratings.

Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 90
    Salon.com | Andrew O'Hehir

    A wrenching, funny and wise little picture, with a diva-like junior star at its...

  • 88
    Chicago Sun-Times | Roger Ebert

    The film contains a surprising amount of understated humor. It is not a grim...

  • 88
    Boston Globe | Wesley Morris

    Brilliantly, the movie becomes a double coming-of-age story. The parents'...

  • 80
    Variety | Lisa Nesselson

    Wonderfully engaging look at 1970-71 from a child's p.o.v.

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