Castro's Spies
2020•1h 43m•9.2•Released
DocumentaryThriller
The thrilling story of an elite group of Cuban spies sent undercover to the US in the 1990s. From their recruitment, training and eventual capture on US soil; this film peers into a secret world of false identities, love affairs and betrayal. Using never seen before footage from the Cuban Film Institute’s archive and first-hand testimony from the people at the heart of this story, Castro’s Spies gives a rare glimpse into the shadowy world of a spy – where the stakes are life and death.
Director
Gary Lennon
Writer
Ollie Aslin, Gary Lennon
Languages
Spanish, English
Studio
Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland
Cast
Ramsey Clark
Self
Bill Clinton
Self (archival footage)
Charlie Kranz
FBI Agent Comms
Production
Company
Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland
Company
Submarine Entertainment
Company
Gambit Pictures
Company
Eagle Hill Films
Producer
Gary Lennon
Producer
Ollie Aslin
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