These three parts, amounting to more than 20 hours of footage, reconstitute the trial of General Arnaldo Ochoa which took place in Havana from June 16 to July 10, 1989. General Ochoa was close to the Castro brothers. He directed commando operations in Latin America and Africa. In 1988, he won the war in Angola. A "Hero of the revolution," the highest honor accorded by the Cuban state, he returned to Cuba in 1989. Then his destiny changed. Unexpectedly, he was arrested along with other officers, including the de la Guardia brothers and charged with embezzlement and corruption. They were found guilty and shot in Havana on July 13, 1989. Fidel Castro was happy to see the Ochoa trial forgotten, according to comments made by someone at the Ministry of the Interior, in charge of his personal archives. But they didn't count on the determination of director Igor Leon, who made this film.

Director: Igor Leon
Editing: Michelle Courbout

Production: Point du Jour,

Co-Production: Histoire

Sales: Point du Jour International,
E-mail: d.weitzel@pointdujour-prod.fr

Format: Betacam Digital. Couleur et Noir & blanc
Running time: 3 x 52 mn
Year of production: 2005


DVD available