Movies are uniquely able to transport the viewer into another person’s life – to see the world from an alien point of view. The excellent movie Blame it on Fidel (2006) is set in 1970s France and shows a world cleft by the brutal monoliths of fascism and communism; a time when the third way, liberal democracy, was too often overshadowed. Most importantly, it presents this cataclysmic world through the eyes of a confident eight year-old girl; the kind of protagonist we seldom get. The drama is emotionally trying, the action very well-paced and the characters developed with great subtlety. A must see movie for every Cuban-American – at least.