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Alongside its upcoming tentpole "The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping," which opens November 20, Lionsgate is preparing to release the smaller-scale political thriller "Killing Castro." The latter is getting a much shorter promotional rollout, with its first trailer arriving earlier today ahead of a December 11 theatrical release in North America. The film will then become available to rent or purchase digitally on December 18.
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"Killing Castro" is directed by Eif Rivera, whose television credits include "Chicago P.D." The ensemble cast features Al Pacino, Ron Livingston, Logan Marshall-Green, Xolo Maridueña, KiKi Layne and Alexander Ludwig, with Diego Boneta portraying the late Cuban leader Fidel Castro.
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The official synopsis reads: Set against one of the Cold War's most volatile flashpoints, "Killing Castro" unfolds in New York City in 1960. The CIA, FBI and Mafia join forces in an attempt to stop Fidel Castro from delivering a pivotal speech at the United Nations after taking power in Cuba. But Castro unexpectedly accepts an invitation from Malcolm X and relocates to Harlem's Hotel Theresa. Meanwhile, a CIA operative played by Pacino, a young translator portrayed by Maridueña and a hotel employee played by Layne become entangled in a covert plot targeting Castro, turning an escalating web of political tension and surveillance into a defining moment in history.