blame it on fidel . ( la faute à fidel . ) be an enlighten film from france fine director julie gavras and a story base on the novel tutta colpa di fidel by domitilla calamai that address the effect of major political and philosophical and and activist effect on child . what make this fine film unique be the child stance on the adult politics represent what may seem like excite challenge for change of an exist corrupt system for the adult may indeed be an unwanted rearrangement of the want and need of child whose political acumen be less advanced than the need for order and consistency in everyday life . the story take place in paris in 1970 1971 . 9 year old anna de la mesa ( nina kervel bey ) be a bright child who love the divinity aspect of her catholic school and enjoy the wealthy bourgeois elegance that surround her . she and her little brother françois ( benjamin feuillet ) be inform that their aunt and an anti franco activist from spain and will be move in with anna and her parent fernando ( stefano accorsi ) and marie ( julie depardieu ) . this critical move incite a change in philosophy for anna parent and soon they become enchant with the rise of allende in chile and embrace the socialist mindset and the promised feminist movement change and move from their elegant house into a small apartment and demand that anna give up her divinity study because the be against communist thought . a liaison in france for chilean activist and fernando hold strange and frequent meeting and disturb far the life anna love . while little françois be able to go along with the life change and anna rebel and refuse to alter her goal and need merely for the fad of her father frequent trip to chile while leave behind her mother to continue write article for the ( bourgeois ) french magazine marie claire . a the political upheaval increase anna be more pugnacious in demand her right and the fine moment of the story demonstrate how a child can respond to political change and still find her place in the world that she choose . the pacing of the film be fast and capture the exhilaration of the foment round the world in the early 1970s . the cast be excellent and especially the child who have not have prior exposure to act . the message be a potent one that deserve our attention both a informative of a political era and a a piece of veritas cinema from a fine director and crew . in french and spanish with english subtitle . highly recommended . grady harp .