Synopsis
Far from a conventional biopic, Steven Soderbergh’s film about Che Guevara is a fascinating exploration of the revolutionary as icon. Daring in its refusal to make the socialist leader into an easy martyr or hero, Che paints a vivid, naturalistic portrait of the man himself (Benicio del Toro, in a stunning, Cannes-award-winning performance), from his overthrow of the Batista dictatorship to his 1964 United Nations trip to the end of his short life. Composed of two parts, the first a kaleidoscopic view of the Cuban Revolution and the second an all-action dramatization of Che’s failed campaign in Bolivia, Che is Soderbergh’s most epic vision.
Cast
| Che Guevara | Benicio Del Toro |
| Fidel Castro | Demian Bichir |
| Lisa Howard | Julia Ormond |
| Moisés Guevara | Carlos Bardem |
| Rogelio Acevedo | Victor Rasuk |
| Raúl Castro | Rodrigo Santoro |
| Camilo Cienfuegos | Santiago Cabrera |
| Ramiro Valdés Menéndez | Vladimir Cruz |
| Israel Pardo | Alfredo de Quesada |
| Aleida March | Catalina Sandino Moreno |
Credits
| Director | Steven Soderbergh |
| Producer | Laura Bickford and Benicio Del Toro |
| Screenplay | Peter Buchman and Benjamin A. van der Veen |
| Based on Reminiscences of the Cuban Revolutionary War by | Ernesto 'Che' Guevara |
| Cinematography | Peter Andrews |
| Music | Alberto Iglesias |
| Production Design | Antxón Gómez |
| Editing | Pablo Zumárraga |
| Chief consultant | Jon Lee Anderson |
Disc Features
DIRECTOR-APPROVED SPECIAL EDITION:
- High-definition digital masters, supervised and approved by director Steven Soderbergh, with DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray edition
- New audio commentaries featuring Jon Lee Anderson, author of Che Guevara: A Revolutionary Life
- Making “Che,” a new documentary featuring Soderbergh, producer Laura Bickford, actor-producer Benicio del Toro, and writers Peter Buchman and Ben van der Veen
- Interviews with participants in and historians of the Cuban Revolution and Che’s Bolivian campaign
- End of a Revolution, a short documentary made in Bolivia right after Che’s execution in 1967
- “Che” and the Digital Cinema Revolution, an original video piece looking at the RED camera and its effect on modern film production
- Deleted scenes
- Theatrical trailer
- PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by critic Amy Taubin
NOTE: Che: Part One appears in 2.35:1 aspect ratio. Che: Part Two appears in 1.78:1 aspect ratio.
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