Kai Christiansen
Director
The Cuba Libre Story (2015)
Miniseries
Their island nation has been invaded, ransacked and enslaved - but the people of Cuba have never been conquered.
Released Dec. 11, 2015
Episode 52 min
14+
Genres: Documentary, History
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Production Companies: Interscoop, Format TV, LOOKS
Network: ZDFinfo
Country: Germany
Languages:
English,
Spanish,
French,
German,
Russian
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S1E1 - Breaking Chains
After four centuries of Spanish colonial rule, Cubans win their independence, but U.S. intervention at the eleventh hour comes with a price.
Dec. 11, 2015, midnight
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S1E2 - War and Sugar
Cuba flourishes thanks to sugar production, but relations with the U.S. deteriorate, leading to the rise of military strongman Fulgencio Batista.
Dec. 11, 2015, midnight
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S1E3 - Ganster's Paradise
A source of illegal rum during Prohibition, Cuba becomes a haven for the Mafia, which seizes control of the country's popular gambling industry.
Dec. 11, 2015, midnight
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S1E4 - A Ragtag Revolution
On New Year's Day 1959, rebel guerillas led by the Castro brothers and Che Guevara succeed in toppling the corrupt, dictatorial rule of Batista.
Dec. 11, 2015, midnight
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S1E5 - Making Heroes
Heroes of the revolution include the Castros, Che Guevara and Camilo Cienfuegos, but Fidel Castro's brutality and radical leftist reforms divide them.
March 11, 2016, midnight
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S1E6 - Of Soviets and Saviors
When Fidel Castro expropriates U.S. businesses and pursues support from the Soviet Union, the CIA sends assassins, saboteurs and invaders to Cuba.
March 11, 2016, midnight
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S1E7 - Secrets and Sacrifices
Challenges mount in the '80s as Cubans desert their restrictive homeland, cocaine infiltrates the government, and European socialism collapses.
March 11, 2016, midnight
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S1E8 - Moments of Transition
In the post-Soviet world, the Castros find mutual support in Venezuela, but the Cold War's conclusion brings the country's isolationism to an end.
March 11, 2016, midnight
Network: ZDFinfo
Episode Runtime: 52 min.
Season Runtime: 422 min.
Released: Dec. 11, 2015
Last Air Date: March 11, 2016, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: TV-14 / 14+
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