Che: Part One
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.
Director(s)
Pedro Adorno
Israel Lugo
Carlitos Ruiz Ruiz
Steven Soderbergh
Coraly Santaliz
Gregory Jacobs
David M. Bernstein
Joseph P. Reidy
Yvette Gurza
Jody Spilkoman
Cast & Crew
Details
Reviews
CinemaSerf
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.
All Trailers
Part of the Series
Che: Part One FAQs
The directors of Che: Part One are Pedro Adorno, Israel Lugo, Carlitos Ruiz Ruiz, Steven Soderbergh, Coraly Santaliz, Gregory Jacobs, David M. Bernstein, Joseph P. Reidy, Yvette Gurza, and Jody Spilkoman.
The cast of Che: Part One includes Meg Gibson as Partygoer #2, Leslie Lyles as Partygoer #1, Bruno Bichir as Colonel Rojas, Benicio del Toro as Ernesto Che Guevara, Ramiro 'Ramir' Delgado Ruiz as Wounded Rebel (uncredited), Julia Ormond as Lisa Howard, Sam Robards as Tad Szulc, Oscar Isaac as U.N. Interpreter, Demián Bichir as Fidel Castro, Yul Vazquez as Alejandro Ramirez, Santiago Cabrera as Camilo Cienfuegos, Vladimir Cruz as Ramiro Valdés Menéndez, and more.
The duration of Che: Part One is 2h 14 mins.
Yes. You can watch the Che: Part One trailer on this Fanbiz page on Fanziz.
Che: Part One was released on 05 Sep 2008.
Che: Part One is listed under Drama, History, and War on Fanbiz.
Che: Part One has 1 review on Fanziz, with an average rating of 7.0/10. One reviewer wrote: "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 increasi..."
