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Morena Films
Telecinco Cinema
Wild Bunch
Che Collection
Everyone knows the icon. Few know the man.
Ernesto Guevara, known as 'Che', leads a group of Cuban exiles under Fidel Castro in a revolution to overthrow Fulgencio Batista, the dictator of Cuba.
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Apr 25, 2024 · via TMDB
This first stage of Steven Soderbergh's biopic of the life of the Argentinian revolutionary Ernest Guevara begins with his arrival on the island of Cuba and follows his increasingly effective leadership of the revolution against the government of President Batista. That old adage about one man's terrorist being another's freedom fighter is well exemplified here with us left in no doubt by the director and writer of the merits of the Guevara cause. That writing isn't actually up to very much, nor is much of the acting but the documentary style of story-building and photography does work really well illustrating the extent of the poverty in which the subsistence population survived, hand to mouth and day to day. Benicio Del Toro takes the title role and when he reunites with Fidel Castro (Demián Bichir) and brother Raúl (Rodrigo Santoro) he is soon an integral part of the command and control structure of the communist insurgency that intends to remove the pro-US government. It's Castro's increasing alignment with the Soviet Union that earns the the chagrin of their nearest neighbours and much of the drama here sees all of them crawling through the jungle wary of all they meet while their increasing number of troops and weaponry, coupled with increasing dis-satisfaction amongst the government troops, gives them a chance of success. It's history, and the fact that there's a part two doesn't leave a lot of room for jeopardy, but Soderbergh doesn't shy away from the uncertainty and brutality of the conflict and the hostility of their island environment. The location photography does work well but it sacrifices the sound mix to achieve that - there is a lot of mumbling going on here. This characterisation presents us with a man of some vision who believed in the principles of communal ownership and universal education, and is worth a watch.
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Philo
Benicio del Toro
Ernesto Che Guevara
Demián Bichir
Fidel Castro
Santiago Cabrera
Camilo Cienfuegos
Vladimir Cruz
Ramiro Valdés Menéndez
Alfredo de Quesada
Israel Pardo
Jsu Garcia
Jorge Sotus
Kahlil Méndez
Leonardo Tamayo Núñez
Elvira Mínguez
Celia Sánchez
Andres Munar
Joel Iglesias Leyva
Julia Ormond
Lisa Howard
Jorge Perugorría
Vilo (Juan Vitalo Acuña)
Edgar Ramírez
Ciro Redondo García
Victor Rasuk
Rogelio Acevedo
Othello Rensoli
Pombo (Harry Villegas)
Armando Riesco
Benigno (Dariel Alarcón Ramírez)
Catalina Sandino Moreno
Aleida March
Norman Santiago
Tuma (Carlos Coello)
Rodrigo Santoro
Raúl Castro
Unax Ugalde
Vaquerito
Ramon Fernandez
Hector
Roberto Urbina
Guile Pardo
Yul Vazquez
Alejandro Ramirez
Oscar Isaac
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María Isabel Díaz Lago
María Antonia
Mateo Gómez
Cuban Diplomat #1
Marisé Álvarez
Vilma Espín
Miguel Ángel Suárez
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Manuel Cabral
Cuban Man at Bar #1
Oscar A. Colon
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Sam Robards
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Jay Potter
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Stephen Mailer
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René Lavan
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Georgina Borri
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Sen. Eugene McCarthy
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Alex Manette
Partygoer #3
Elvis Nolasco
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Emilio Cabrera
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Michael Countryman
U.S. Ambassador Stevenson
Aris Mejias
Carmen
Carlitos Ruiz Ruiz
Ventriloquist (Albertico)
Joe Urla
Nicaragua Ambassador
Omar Rodríguez
Panama Ambassador
José Brocco
Ovidio Díaz Rodríguez
Juan Carlos Arvelo
Rolando Cubela
Yamil Collazo
Enrique Oltuski
Aurelio Lima
Victor Bordón Machado
Luis Alberto García
Colonel Joaquín Casillas Lumpuy
Teófilo Torres
Colonel Hernández
Miguel Rodarte
Man with Sledgehammer
Rafael Simón
Rebel Messenger #2
Bruno Bichir
Colonel Rojas
Gerardo Albarrán
Police Officer
Guillermo Ríos
Comandante Gómez Calderón
Euriamis Losada
Carlos
Fernando Arroyo
Soldier (uncredited)
Javier Bellido Cintrón
Soldier Jose (uncredited)
Lou D'Amato
U.N. Delegate (uncredited)
Ramiro 'Ramir' Delgado Ruiz
Wounded Rebel (uncredited)
Alexandra Tejeda Rieloff
U.N. Protester (uncredited)
Ektor Rivera
Batista Soldier (uncredited)
Guillermo Valedón
David Salvador (uncredited)
Fran Mendez
Cuban Rebel (uncredited)
Antxón Gómez
Production Design
Steven Soderbergh
Director of Photography
Steven Meizler
First Assistant "A" Camera
Anette Czagany
Key Costumer
Belén López-Puigcerver
Key Hair Stylist
Ana López-Puigcerver
Key Makeup Artist
Naomi Donne
Key Makeup Artist
Steven Soderbergh
Director
Gregory Jacobs
First Assistant Director
Joseph P. Reidy
First Assistant Director
Corey Bayes
Assistant Editor
Nat Jencks
First Assistant Editor
Santiago 'Chago' Benet
Electrician
Eva Leira
Casting
Mary Vernieu
Casting
Patricia Alonso
Casting Director
Álvaro Longoria
Executive Producer
Brahim Chioua
Executive Producer
Gregory Jacobs
Executive Producer
Vincent Maraval
Executive Producer
Celia D. Costas
Line Producer
Larry Blake
Post Producer
Benicio del Toro
Producer
Pilar Benito
Producer
Michelle Malley Campos
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Celia D. Costas
Production Manager
Toni Novella
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Mark DeSimone
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Óscar Barros
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Alicia Stevenson
Foley Artist
Manuel Corrales
Foley Artist
Alberto Iglesias
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Mark Mangini
Sound Effects Editor
Larry Blake
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Mark Mangini
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Gabriel Gutiérrez
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Larry Blake
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