"In May 1980, Fidel Castro opened the harbor at Mariel, Cuba, with the apparent intention of letting some of his people join their relatives in the United States." "Within seventy-two hours, 3,000 U.S. boats were headed for Cuba." "It soon became evident that Castro was forcing the boat owners to carry back with them not only their relatives, but the dregs of his jails." "Of the 125,000 refugees that landed in Florida, an estimated 25,000 had criminal records." "...they are unwilling to adapt to the spirit of our revolution..." "We don't want them!" "We don't need them!" "MARIEL HARBOR, CUBA" "ONE MONTH LATER" "MIAMI, FLORIDA, AUGUST 11, 1980 (UPI)..." "HUNDREDS OF CUBAN REFUGEES" "BEGAN RIOTING THIS MORNING AT A DETENTION CENTER SITUATED" "UNDER INTERSTATE 95 IN NORTH MIAMI, BURNING TENTS AND ATTACKING" "IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION GUARDS WITH PIPES, STICKS, AND ROCKS." "THREE MONTHS LATER" "THREE MONTHS LATER" "COCHABAMBA, BOLIVIA" "COCHABAMBA, BOLIVIA" "NEW YORK CITY" "Sit down." "We do it in front of the United Nations." "That's how they want it." "I want you to stay thirty meters behind the car, okay?" "Thirty meters." "No more." "I told you thirty meters." "Forget it!" "We kill this guy alone." "No wife, no kids." "No way." "If Sosa says we do it now, we do it now." "Let's go." "Okay, just stay behind him." "Slowly, slowly." "Okay." "Easy." "You're losing them." "Look!" "You're losing them!" "Ten meters, ten meters!" "Move it." "Move it!" "Shut your mouth." "Shut your mouth!" "This film is dedicated to HOWARD HAWKS and BEN HECHT"